Strengthening friendly relations with the CIS countries is one of Russia’s foreign policy priorities, said Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Galuzin, APA’s Moscow bureau reports.
He noted that the holding of the international festival “Russia and the Peoples of the CIS” in Moscow should be viewed precisely in this context.
The Deputy Foreign Minister emphasized that the modern multipolar world order is based, above all, on respect for cultural and civilizational diversity and traditions.