Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called for a shift in the international order to a “more equitable and more rational” direction, while Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated the growing influence of “new centers of power” during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). ) peak in Uzbekistan.
Speaking at the SCO meeting in Samarkand, Xi said rulers “must work together to promote the development of the international order in a more just and rational direction.”
The SCO brings together China, Russia, India, Pakistan and the four Central Asian republics (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan).
The Forum was established in 2001 as a tool for political, economic and security cooperation and as a counterweight to Western institutions.
Xi also said at the meeting that member states should abandon the “politics of blocks” and support the international system “where the UN is at the centre”.
At the same time, Putin stressed that “the growing role of new power centers is becoming more and more evident”. He emphasized that, unlike Western countries, cooperation between SCO countries is based on generosity.
“We are open to cooperation with the whole world,” said the Russian President.
Our policy is not selfish. We hope others will stop talking politics on the same principles and resorting to the tools of protectionism, illegal sanctions and economic selfishness.”
Moscow is trying to strengthen its ties with Asia to counter Western sanctions imposed in retaliation for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
source: Noticias
