Russia-China: Patrushev, Moscow and Beijing protect rights of developing countries

Russia and China make important contributions to defending the rights and interests of developing countries and maintaining peace and stability in the world. This was stated by the Secretary of the Russian Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev, during a meeting with the Director of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, Wang Yi, on the sidelines of a meeting of the Brics Group in Johannesburg, South Africa. "In the current situation, Russia and China jointly oppose the policy of unilateral actions and oppose hegemonic actions that use multilateral mechanisms as a pretext to protect the interests of a minority of countries," Patrushev said. The Russian official also stressed that Russia is ready to strengthen strategic engagement with China, expand practical cooperation, deepen coordination and cooperation within the Brics group and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).