GELENDZHIK, May 12. /TASS/. The West is trying to reshape the Central Asian region to serve its own interests in in hopes of turning regional countries into a bridgehead for security threats to Russia, Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin said at the sixth Central Asian Conference being hosted by the Valdai Discussion Club in Gelendzhik.
"Central Asia lies in the heart of Eurasia. Today, we see that the West is not abandoning attempts to reshape this region to serve its needs, get access to its natural reserves, and establish control of transport corridors running across it. It is seeking to transform Central Asian countries into a bridgehead for posing threats to Russia’s security," the senior Russian diplomat said, addressing the event via video link.
Galuzin described a multipolar world order in the making as quite tangible and objective developments. "This is evidenced by the number and potential of global influence centers. The process of establishing a new multipolar world order is being accompanied with substantial turbulence and growing conflict potential. And this conflict potential is being generally provoked by countries of the Western civilization that are reluctant to lose their dominance globally, first of all across Eurasia," he argued.
