The message reads, in part:
“I believe that your representative meeting is an extremely important and timely initiative. Neocolonialism is a shameful legacy of centuries-long plunder and exploitation of the people of Africa, Asia, Latin America and other regions of the planet. We can see its aggressive manifestations in the attempts by the collective West to preserve their stranglehold and domination at any cost, to economically subjugate other countries, to deprive them of sovereignty and to impose alien values and cultural traditions upon them. This practice has become one of the main destabilising factors in international relations and an obstacle to the development of humankind as a whole.
I would like to note that our country has done a great deal to dismantle the foundations of the colonial system and support national liberation movements. We gave effective help to the young independent states’ efforts to build up security, develop their economies and solve acute social and humanitarian problems. Today, we are prepared to join forces in the struggle for genuine freedom and justice, for progress for all countries and nations, and for the establishment of a democratic multipolar world order based on the principles of international law, respect for each other’s legitimate interests, mutual trust and constructive cooperation.
I am confident that your meetings in this format will become regular and will be used to promote a broad-based dialogue, build partner ties and develop joint responses to global challenges.”