Sergey Lavrov, the Russian Foreign Minister, began his tour of Latin America on April 17, landing first in Brasilia for high-level talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inacio ‘Lula’ da Silva and Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira. Lavrov insisted that Russia is building a “multipolar” world, while Vieira rejected the unilateral sanctions enacted against Russia.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks about the multipolar world in Brazil
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov began his tour of Latin America on April 17 and landed in Brazil for high-level talks with Brazilian President Luiz Inácio ‘Lula’ da Silva and other Brazilian diplomats on issues energetic and economic. The tour, which will include visits to Venezuela, Nicaragua and Cuba, seeks to strengthen cooperation and economic integration among the countries of the region.
Meeting with his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, Lavrov insisted that Russia is collaborating in building the vision of a “multipolar” world, speaking of the difficulties currently facing the Russian Federation. lavrov fixed:
Brazil and Russia have only one vision. We are building a more equitable, just and law-based world order. We have a vision of a multipolar world, in which we take into account different countries, not just a few.
lavrov expanded on this idea, stating that Moscow was interested in resolving the Ukrainian conflict “as soon as possible”, but that all solutions would have to fit within this multipolar world policy, without the US dominating the international arena.
A rejection of US sanctions
Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira also rejected the sanctions that the United States government has decreed against the Russian Federation and its effects on Russian citizens. Scallop stated:
Brazil is against unilateral sanctions because, in addition to not having the approval of the UN Security Council, they have a negative impact on economies around the world.
On his recent visit to Russia, Brazilian President ‘Lula’ attacked the US dollar as a reserve currency and called on emerging economies to abandon it and look for alternatives instead.
The United States has been expanding the scope of sanctions against Russia. Recently, a group of Chinese companies that allegedly helped Russia acquire technology was placed on the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) “entity list,” prompting protests from the Chinese government.
The UN Security Council, currently chaired by Russia, has not enacted any sanctions against Russia, and some resolutions against the conflict have already been passed. frustrated by the country’s veto power.
Russia has also secured fertilizer supplies to Brazil, which imports a significant amount of it from the country. Brazil will increase its meat exports to the Russian Federation, helping the country in its efforts to substitute products affected by sanctions.
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