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Author : Gennady Gatilov
Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation
Every session of the UN General Assembly is a land-
mark event that not only sums up the results of the
past political year and assesses the status of interna-
tional relations at the current stage, but also sets out a
vector for future movement forward. As they say, the
UN, like a mirror, reflects global processes in the po-
litical, economic and human rights spheres, as well as
collective security issues.
In this sense, the current session has encompassed the
entire complex of the challenging, conflicting prob-
lems that permeate world politics. It could be said that
the main outcome of the general political discussion was the recognition by the overwhelming
number of world states that there is no alternative to collective coordinated efforts in countering
global threats, based on compliance with international law and the UN Charter.
It is telling that the attempts to ensure U.S. domination at the expense of the multi-vector prin-
ciple, which showed through clearly in the remarks by President Barack Obama at the session,
were largely met with distrust and rejection.
Concerning the formation of an international coalition, as S.V. Lavrov said, we have long been
combatting terrorism steadily and consistently, regardless of any high-profile statements on the
establishment of coalitions.
On the practical level, Russia is providing large-scale supplies of arms and military equipment
to the governments of Iraq, Syria, and other countries in the region in support of their efforts
in combating terrorism.
If we really want to achieve a breakthrough in putting an end to the violence in Syria, then it is
necessary to return to the Geneva process and not arm the opposition in order to oust the Dam-
ascus regime.
Our position on the current situation in international relations and ways of overcoming the ex-
isting problems was presented frankly in the course of numerous bilateral contacts.
As an alternative to that, we spelled out our position in favor of establishing truly constructive
cooperation based on a unifying agenda. It is especially important to follow such an approach
today, as the days count down to the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, as a result of
which the World Organization was created.
Электронное приложение к журналу «Международная жизнь»
International Affairs: Summary№6, 2014
Establishing Competitive Cooperation With a Unifying Agenda