The Asia Cooperation Dialogue intends to ramp up partnership with BRICS and other regional groups, Nasser Al-Motairi has told RT<\/p>\n
Russia has always been a force for \u201cconstructive dialogue\u201d in the international arena, Nasser Al-Motairi, the secretary-general of the Asian Cooperation Dialogue (ACD), has told RT.
\nIn an exclusive interview on Sunday, Al-Motairi said that Moscow has always \u201cplayed an important role in promoting the principles of constructive dialogue and also inclusive cooperation.\u201d Russia is a force for \u201cmultilateralism,\u201d he stated.
\nAccording to the ACD chief, while there exist \u201cpolitical tensions\u201d and significant economic and educational gaps among Asian nations, the organization is striving to promote diplomacy as a \u201ctool of building bridges between nations\u201d and fostering \u201cmutual understanding, respect of cultural diversity.\u201d
\nThe ACD\u2019s end game is to increase the footprint and influence of Asian nations in the world, Al-Motairi told RT.<\/p>\n
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To this end, the organization is planning to step up its cooperation with other major regional groups, such as BRICS. Commenting on the need for such partnership, the official cited global challenges, which \u201cindividual countries cannot overcome\u2026 alone.\u201d
\nAl-Motairi, who was on an official visit to Moscow, described his attendance at the Second International Symposium as a way of promoting his organization and its goals. The symposium, held earlier this month in the Russian capital, brought together more than 7,000 experts from the SCO and BRICS countries, the Asia-Pacific region, Europe and the US to develop positive scenarios for the future.
\nLast Tuesday, the ACD head met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, with the two discussing a \u201cbroad range of promising areas of economic and humanitarian cooperation,\u201d according to a ministry statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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