The age of Western supremacy is becoming a thing of the past while the center of global progress and economic gravitation is shifting to the South and the East, Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement in his videoconference speech during the third summit Voice of the Global South, Paralel.Az reports citing BelTA.

The head of state noted that the Voice of the Global South summit is becoming one of the largest forums for discussing matters of the modern world order and the future of humanity. “We are united by common goals and approaches to dealing with world problems. Those are the establishment of a multipolar world order, the creation of a system of indivisible security, efforts to ensure sustainable development, and the enhancement of equitable cooperation. And most importantly the raising of living standards of our nations,” he said.

“The age of Western supremacy is becoming a thing of the past. The center of global progress, economic gravitation, and the making of political decisions for that matter is shifting to the South and the East,” the Belarusian leader pointed out. “It requires us to more actively demonstrate leadership in international affairs. The voice of the Global South should sound in full force and should match its gigantic potential.”

According to Aleksandr Lukashenko, opponents feel this growing might and are trying to counteract it. “The prime minister of India is absolutely right in saying that ‘the majority of global problems have not been created by the Global South but they have a greater effect on us’,” he noted.