Valdir Bezerra, an expert from the BRICS Research Group (GEBRICS) of the University of Sao Paulo (USP), saw the legacy of former Russian Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov in the new concept of Russian foreign policy. TASS.
“Speaking of deeper political coordination with India and China shows that Russia is implementing exactly what former Foreign Minister Yevgeny Primakov was talking about, who formulated the ideas of protecting Russian national interests through close cooperation with these two Asian states,” Bezerra said.
It is known that the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Yevgeny Primakov, was the first to propose strengthening mutual cooperation between Russia, India and China, which became the basis of BRICS.
Previously, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, together with other departments developed The new concept of the country’s foreign policy.
On March 31, President Vladimir Putin approved the 42-page document. In it, Russia is presented as a “country-civilization” and “stronghold of the Russian world”, China, India and Latin American countries are called friendly, while the USA is called “a source of risk for humanity.”