China Plans Strengthening Ties with Russia, India
(MENAFN) Beijing has expressed its readiness to enhance trilateral collaboration with Moscow and New Delhi within the framework of the RIC (Russia-India-China) format, according to a spokesperson from the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
This announcement came shortly after Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko revealed that Moscow is engaged in talks with its two major allies to rejuvenate the RIC platform.
“China-India-Russia cooperation not only serves the respective interests of the three countries, but also helps uphold peace and security and progress in the region and the world,” stated Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian during a press briefing held in Beijing on Thursday.
He added, “China stands ready to maintain communication with Russia and India on advancing the trilateral cooperation.”
The geopolitical trio was originally envisioned by Russian statesman and former prime minister Yevgeny Primakov in the 1990s as a means to counterbalance the unipolar world order dominated by the United States.
While the concept was eventually absorbed into the larger BRICS grouping, foreign ministers from Russia, India, and China have convened 18 meetings under the RIC arrangement.
“We are interested in bringing this format back to life because these three countries are not only important partners but also founding members of BRICS,” Rudenko remarked on Thursday.
He further noted that “The absence of the RIC mechanism seems inappropriate under current global conditions.”
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