Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, M.Ryzhenkov, at the Summit for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Global Economy: Implementing[...]

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Statement by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, M.Ryzhenkov, at the Summit for a Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Global Economy: Implementing commitments on financing development (24 September 2025, New York)

Mr. President,

We welcome the holding of this Summit and consider it an important event for strengthening international cooperation in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda.

Unfortunately, the situation in this area is not encouraging. Why?

"Without peace, there can be no sustainable development." These are the words of the President of the Republic of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, spoken at the 2015 UN Summit.

These insightful words explain everything and provide guidance for action.

Indeed, over the past three decades, Western countries have done everything possible to strengthen their hegemony and dominance at the expense of the interests of the Global Majority countries. The creation of armed conflicts, the provocation of colour revolutions and the fuelling of war in a number of regions of the world are concrete manifestations of such actions. What should we all do?

First, in political terms. It is necessary to stop and reverse negative trends in global politics.

In this regard, we consider it important to organise a global dialogue on security in the true spirit of San Francisco, the need for which Belarus announced back in 2017. We are deeply convinced that sooner or later such a dialogue will begin - life itself will force it!

Second, in economic terms. We are witnessing the fragmentation of the global economy. This is the inevitable result of the selfish policies of Western countries, which are undermining the established order of international economic institutions.

It is quite clear that this globalist system is incapable of working in the interests of world development. This understanding, in turn, necessitates the creation of a new, fair multilateral development architecture.

The core of this new structure is now actively emerging through regional associations - the SCO, ASEAN, the EAEU, the LAS - as well as international structures such as BRICS, which are not linked to the Western economic model. The potential of the architecture being created was clearly demonstrated at the recent 25th anniversary summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in China.

Third, in financial terms. International commitments to development aid should not depend on the political preferences of donor countries. At the same time, all external obstacles that hinder the financial stability of states at the national level must be eliminated. Illegal sanctions, trade and currency wars, insane tariffs, financial withdrawals, restrictions on access to innovation and investment reduce the financial potential of states.

Finally, the fourth point concerns the national context. The implementation of the SDGs is the responsibility of each state. Based on this understanding, we have created a national architecture for managing the process of achieving the Goals. The SDGs are deeply integrated into the life of our society.

In July, we presented our third National Review on achieving the SDGs. Having implemented 80% of the 2030 Agenda to date, despite all the obstacles created for us by Western countries, we look to the future with confidence.

Thank you for your attention.

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