Dmitry Chernyshenko takes part in the First International Security Forum
Dmitry Chernyshenko speaks at the opening ceremony of the scientific conference, Countering Neocolonialism as a Priority for Ensuring Security of the Global Majority Countries
Dmitry Chernyshenko takes part in the First International Security Forum
Dmitry Chernyshenko takes part in the First International Security Forum
Dmitry Chernyshenko takes part in the First International Security Forum
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko spoke at the opening ceremony of the scientific conference, Countering Neocolonialism as a Priority for Ensuring Security of the Global Majority Countries. The event took place during the International Security Forum, held in the Moscow Region from 26 to 29 May under the auspices of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
Deputy Security Council Secretary Alexander Venediktov noted that the International Security Forum would help draft mechanisms for strengthening global peace and security. All states can play a stabilising role and facilitate a search for effective solutions of global problems and propose a global development agenda.
The Deputy Prime Minister noted that the participants had gathered at the unique Live Arena that hosted the 2025 Intervision international song contest involving finalists from 23 countries.
“Today, approximately 150 international delegations have gathered at the forum, with a total of 5,000 participants. Among you are secretaries of security councils, advisors to heads of state, heads of law enforcement agencies and special services. The relevance of the issues being raised is difficult to overestimate. In today’s world, attempts are being made to establish new forms of international dependence. These pose challenges that, I am sure, you will address during the conference,” Dmitry Chernyshenko said.
He stressed that these challenges include technological and informational dominance, as well as unequal economic relations.
“We can see that the countries of Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East are ready to defend their national interests and pursue independent foreign policies. It is important to strengthen the collective potential of the world’s majority countries and their role on the global stage. This requires coordinated efforts, exchange of experience, and mutually beneficial partnerships,” the Deputy Prime Minister said.
He recalled that President of Russia Vladimir Putin, in his address to participants in the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, emphasised that Russia remained open to constructive engagement with all partners who share the principles of mutual respect and are prepared to build honest, long-term relationships.
Another challenge is linked to rapid technological progress and digitisation, as well as increasing risks of monopolisation in technology and artificial intelligence. Dmitry Chernyshenko recalled that, following the International Foresight Workshop on Artificial Intelligence, 270 leading scientists from 36 countries identified ten key areas for the development of AI technologies that should be equally accessible to all participants in this field.
The Deputy Prime Minister noted that digital financial threats were growing every year. Countering them requires equipping citizens with essential skills, especially young people, who are particularly vulnerable. In this regard, the International Financial Security Olympiad has been held for the sixth year at the head of state’s instruction. Its geography has expanded to include 45 countries, and the competition itself has evolved into the International Financial Security Movement.
Joint research programmes aim to help achieve intellectual and technological sovereignty. They enable the global majority to move from relying on foreign technologies to creating their own.
“The Russian government is ready to facilitate the development of such cooperation, provide platforms for joint work, and support promising initiatives and projects. Thus, in late April, support was given to the establishment of a world-class research centre, Value Sovereignty. This will be the only humanitarian organisation of its kind. MGIMO is coordinating the centre, with key scientific institutions in the social sciences and humanities participating. Among other areas, they will work on developing an international index of value sovereignty and comparing the value systems in different countries,” Dmitry Chernyshenko stressed.
Anatoly Torkunov, member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and rector of MGIMO, noted that achieving genuine sovereignty and securing the right to pursue an independent development model required not only political will, but also a strong economic, technological, and scientific foundation: “Today, we find ourselves at a point similar to that of 50 years ago, when developing countries advanced their agenda to reform the international system. For MGIMO, the topic of the global majority is of paramount importance.”
Deputy Federation Council Speaker Konstantin Kosachev stressed that the scientific conference on countering neocolonialism was especially timely. The success of its work will determine how global processes unfold in the future multipolar world.
