Russia, Brazil to boost efforts in fighting modern threats - Putin

MOSCOW, June 21. /TASS/. Russia and Brazil plan to step up coordination of their foreign policy efforts in the fight against modern threats, Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with his Brazilian counterpart Michel Temer on Wednesday. "We have signed a Joint statement on strategic foreign policy dialogue," Putin said. "It envisages a higher level of coordinating efforts of our countries in the fight against new challenges and threats such as terrorism, in maintaining stability, in non-proliferation efforts and control over armaments," the president said. Putin said Russia and Brazil actively cooperate on the foreign policy arena. "We have many similar approaches to forming a fair democratic system of international relations, which should be based on respecting the principles of the rule of law, and equal and indivisible security for all," the Russian leader said. The president noted that both countries "cooperate constructively in the framework of the United Nations, G20, the World Trade Organization," and also work very closely in BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). Read more