MOSCOW. June 14 (Interfax) - The future Eurasian security architecture is open to everyone wishing to participate in its development, and dialogue should be established with such parties, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.
"We need to start dialogue with every potential party to the future security system. For a start, I am asking you to discuss the respective issues with the states open to constructive interaction with Russia," Putin said at the Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday.
"Obviously, we are bearing witness to the collapse of the Euro-Atlantic security system," he said.
"It is simply non-existent. It actually needs to be rebuilt. All this requires that we, together with our partners and interested countries, and there are many of them, work out our options for ensuring security in Eurasia, then propose them for a broad international consideration. That is the order given in the address to the Federal Assembly," Putin said.
This is about "formulating a contour of equal and indivisible security [and] mutually advantageous and equal cooperation and development on the Eurasian continent in the foreseeable future," he said.
Putin said he discussed "the issue [and] such matters with Chinese President Xi Jinping" during his recent visit to China.
"We noted that the Russian proposal does not contravene but supplements and fully complies with the main principles of China's global security initiative," Putin said.
"Secondly, it is important to understand that the future security architecture is open to all Eurasian countries that wish to take part in its development. 'Everyone' clearly means European states, NATO members," he said.