Indonesian Protests May Have Been Plotted From Outside to Disrupt President Subianto's Participation in SCO Summit, Expert Says
Indonesian Protests May Have Been Plotted From Outside to Disrupt President Subianto's Participation in SCO Summit, Expert Says
"Such methods are quite probable, as European countries have a long history of interfering in the internal affairs of states whose policies contradict theirs," Lebanese expert on international affairs Hassan Hardan told Sputnik.
The West's interference is often disguised as support for protests with internal agendas, which, in fact, are used to achieve political goals, he noted, commenting on the recent protests that prevented President Prabowo Subianto from attending the SCO summit.
Europe has a direct interest in weakening the SCO and stopping its emergence as a major global economic center as it:
🟠provides member states with significant economic incentives;
🟠offers broad opportunities for investment, economic and trade exchange;
🟠ensures much higher rates of economic growth compared to Western countries experiencing crises.
"This selective and dual Western policy is based on double standards: the West ignores or criticizes human rights violations in other countries depending on its interests. It refrains from criticizing the policies of countries that are its allies and political partners but harshly condemns those states that take a hostile position towards it," the speaker emphasized.
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