14 Dec 2012 11:57

Russian Foreign Ministry draws up Russia's Foreign Policy - newspaper

MOSCOW. Dec 14 (Interfax) - According to the Foreign Policy of the Russian Federation drawn up by the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russia should become a balancing factor in conditions of "global turbulence" in the development of global civilization, Kommersant reported on Friday.

"In comparison with 2008, the authors of the new document see the world as more 'unstable' and 'unpredictable.' The factors that make it this way are described in the section Modern World and Russian Foreign Policy," Kommersant, which has a copy of the document, reported.

Among these factors are the global crisis, which is "a powerful catalyst of deep changes in the geopolitical landscape," interference by the West in the affairs of other countries, the weakening of the role of the UN, which is manifested in attempts to "regulate crises by using unilateral sanctions and force" bypassing the UN Security Council, "arbitrary interpretation of its resolutions," "implementation of policies aimed at overthrowing lawful regimes," the strengthening of transborder challenges and threats, where "threats in the information space" are for the first time mentioned as key items.

Finally, the fifth instability factor is "the tendency towards the re-ideologization of international relations," Kommersant reported.

"In a situation of global turbulence and growing mutual dependence of countries, attempts to build individual 'havens of calm and security' have no prospects," the authors of the document said.

Nevertheless, Russia is given "the unique role of a balancing factor in international affairs and the development of the world civilization, which has taken centuries to form," the document says. Russia will build its foreign policy in accordance with this super-mission, Kommersant reported. The authors of the report believe Russia has several goals, and the main goal is to help save the world economy, for which Russia "intends to actively promote the formation of a fair and democratic global trade-economic and currency-financial architecture," the document says.

In addition, Russia should fight interference in countries' internal affairs. To do that, Russia "will seek respect for human rights and liberties [