The Army 2024 International Military and Technical Forum opened in the Patriot Exhibition Center in Moscow region, Russia, on Monday.
Delivering a video speech to the opening ceremony of the forum, Russian President Vladimir Putin said the forum's agenda includes grand-scale presentations of the most advanced and largely unique achievements of Russia's defense manufacturers and its leading, internationally acclaimed corporations. This includes over 240 export versions of weapons, as well as all kinds of military and specialized hardware.
Putin said Russia is committed to developing partnerships with all participant of the forum to jointly build a multipolar world.
Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov addressed the opening ceremony, saying that it is U.S. hegemonic mindset that leads to the special military action, and Russia is engaged in armed confrontation with the West.
Hosted by the Russian Defense Ministry, the three-day forum attracts delegations from 83 countries and regions, and over 120 foreign companies registered to participate.
In addition to weapons, military, and specialized equipment, the forum features more than 20,000 products used for both military and civilian purposes, showcased by over 1,000 Russian and foreign companies.
Army-2024 int'l military technical forum opens in Russia
Army-2024 int'l military technical forum opens in Russia
Wang Yi, director of China's Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, attended the 14th meeting of the BRICS high-ranking officials responsible for security matters and national security advisors in the Russian city of St. Petersburg on Wednesday.
The two-day meeting focuses on in-depth exchanges on global security threats, counterterrorism, cybersecurity, global governance and other topics.
Wang, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, called for maximizing the strategic significance and political effects of the "greater BRICS" to voice a clearer and more consistent BRICS message in the global governance system.
Wang said that the meeting of the BRICS high-ranking officials responsible for security matters and national security advisors is the core mechanism of BRICS political and security cooperation. He called for fully utilizing this mechanism to enhance strategic coordination, take into account each other's core interests and major concerns, and steer the international system towards a more just and equitable direction.
Participants of the meeting agreed that, in the face of many global security challenges, BRICS countries should continue to collaborate closely with like-minded partners, oppose unilateralism, build a multipolar world, and uphold an international order based on international law, so as to contribute to safeguarding justice and fairness and promoting peace and security.
Wang Yi attends BRICS meeting of high-ranking security officials, advisors
