Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov (R, front) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L, front) lay flowers at the Eternal Flame in the Brest Fortress in Brest, Belarus, Nov. 22, 2024. Lavrov and Ryzhenkov attended a meeting of the two countries' foreign ministries, during which the two sides formulated a joint action plan on unilateral coercive policies and sanctions against Belarus and Russia, and expressed a common position on the domestic and international political processes. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
BREST, Belarus, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- Russia and Belarus will use international law to uphold justice and combat various forms of illegal Western sanctions, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a press conference Friday in the Belarusian city of Brest.
Lavrov and Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov attended a meeting of the two countries' foreign ministries, during which the two sides formulated a joint action plan on unilateral coercive policies and sanctions against Belarus and Russia, and expressed a common position on the domestic and international political processes.
Lavrov said the West has seriously violated international law, violated all rules of the World Trade Organization, the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, and violated the concept of globalization.
The West advocates principles such as fair competition, presumption of innocence, and inviolability of property, but it adopts double standards when dealing with Russia, Belarus, and many other countries, the official said.
Ryzhenkov told reporters that multilateral organizations such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and BRICS are the core of establishing a fair and sustainable multipolar world order, and Belarus is willing to actively work on these platforms. ■
Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov (R, Center) meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L, Center) in Brest, Belarus, Nov. 22, 2024.
Lavrov and Ryzhenkov attended a meeting of the two countries' foreign ministries, during which the two sides formulated a joint action plan on unilateral coercive policies and sanctions against Belarus and Russia, and expressed a common position on the domestic and international political processes. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov (R, Center) and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L, Center) attend an exchange event with Belarusian youth in Brest, Belarus, Nov. 22, 2024.
Lavrov and Ryzhenkov attended a meeting of the two countries' foreign ministries, during which the two sides formulated a joint action plan on unilateral coercive policies and sanctions against Belarus and Russia, and expressed a common position on the domestic and international political processes. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
Belarusian Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov (R) meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Brest, Belarus, Nov. 22, 2024.
Lavrov and Ryzhenkov attended a meeting of the two countries' foreign ministries, during which the two sides formulated a joint action plan on unilateral coercive policies and sanctions against Belarus and Russia, and expressed a common position on the domestic and international political processes. (Photo by Henadz Zhinkov/Xinhua)
