Dr. Shaaban to Yakovenko: Agreeing on political and media concepts helps in confronting the Western hegemony narratives
On April 17th, the Special Adviser to the Presidency of the Republic, Bouthaina Shaaban on Monday held a meeting with Dean of the Diplomatic Academy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Alexander Yakovenko and the accompanying delegation at the headquarters of the “Wathiqat Watan” (Homeland Document) Foundation in Damascus.
During the meeting, Yakovenko clarified the important steps taken by Russia, China, Brazil and the BRICS countries collectively to align the new economy with the decline of dependence on the Western economy, and to try to build an economic system that gradually abandons the dollar and proposes methods and currencies that are agreed upon as alternatives.
Yakovenko said: “This may take some time, but the process has begun. There is no doubt that the sanctions unjustly imposed by the West on several countries in the world, and the freezing of funds deposited with them, have motivated many countries to find safer and more stable alternatives for their economies and the global market as well.”
Yakovenko referred to the difficult economic situation in Europe, wondering whether European countries are on this path or will they work to put their economic interests first and challenge American hegemony.
He pointed to the importance of Chinese-Russian and Chinese-Brazilian cooperation in creating a new economic reality that accelerates global initiatives in its favour.
He said: “What is happening in the Arab world is very important, and that the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement and the imminent end of the Yemen war will undoubtedly contribute to creating a new regional reality in which the countries of the region play a vital role.”
For her part, Dr. Shaaban said: “These important economic changes also need intellectual dialogue and agreement on media political concepts, and the ways that must be taken to achieve a firm and principled violation of the tools of Western hegemony and the culture and ethics of neo-liberalism. “
Dr. Shaaban explained that the West has succeeded in imposing hegemony on the world by focusing on alliances, noting that countries seeking to establish a new world order must attach great importance to alliances between them.
Yakovenko and Dr. Shaaban noted the importance of cooperation between Russia and Syria in these areas, documenting this important stage, and exchanging political and media opinions and ideas in a way that enhances this trend and attracts parties that need help in defining their directions, through the initiative to publish our terms that reflect the new reality.
The meeting was attended by the Russian ambassador to Damascus, Alexander Yefimov, and Vyacheslav Goletov from the Russian embassy.
- al-Mohammad