Liberal capitalism model not universal — Russia FM

The world is going through an era of changes, and it is obvious now that the liberal capitalist development pattern is not universal, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a lecture on Russian foreign policy on Monday.
“The world is going through a transition period and from all appearances, it is not a next transition stage that we are having but a change of epochs,” the minister said, noting that this process is accompanied by growing tensions in certain regions.
“The global financial economic crisis was a catalyst of changes, drawing the final line under speculations about a global victory of the liberal-capitalist model and a need for all to fit within that model,” Lavrov said.
“The end of history was proclaimed, but it failed to take place. It has become evident that the modern stage of international relations is characterized by competition, and not just in economy and finance, but a competition of values and development patterns,” the top Russian diplomat said.
US monopolizes right to meddle in others’ affairs on excuse of human rights campaign
Lavrov criticized US foreign policy saying the country has monopolized the right to intervene in the internal affairs of other states under the slogan of campaigning for human rights.
“The United States has monopolized the right to intervene in other countries’ affairs on the pretext of campaigning for human rights and in doing so it uses a wide variety of methods,” he said. “Without a UN Security Council resolution or in violation of the UN Security Council’s mandate military interventions were launched in Yugoslavia and Libya. The United States has declared its right to use force wherever it pleases.