MOSCOW, October 28. /TASS/. Moscow is ready to discuss European security issues with the EU; Russia offers new opportunities for cooperation with ASEAN nations; and Russia-North Korea cooperation remains at a high pace. These stories topped Tuesday’s newspaper headlines across Russia.
Moscow is ready to welcome European officials to discuss security issues, a Foreign Ministry official told Izvestia. However, the West needs to change its confrontational approach. Meanwhile, some Western countries appear to share Russia’s position. In particular, Hungary’s foreign minister is expected to take part in the Minsk International Conference on Eurasian Security. Russia and Belarus plan to engage as many countries as possible in the development of a future Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the 21st century.
Russia is ready to work together with Europe to build a system of Eurasian security, the Foreign Ministry's Ambassador-at-Large Alexander Trofimov told the newspaper. According to him, some European countries have shown an interest in the initiative.
One of them is Hungary. The Hungarian government supports the idea while the majority of Western countries think very differently, Hungarian political scientist Gabor Stier pointed out to Izvestia. He emphasized that it’s impossible to ensure stability around Ukraine without building Eurasian security. Brussels believes that it is strengthening its security by confronting Moscow, yet in reality, Europe can stay safe only through dialogue with Russia.
