Russia plans to strengthen strategic partnership with ASEAN
(Baonghean.vn) - Moscow plans to promote strategic partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in all aspects, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at the Russia-ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting in Singapore on August 2.
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| Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. |
“Today we would like to consider a new step to promote the strategic partnership between Russia and ASEAN, in accordance with the decision of the leaders in the Sochi Declaration at the ASEAN-Russia Summit in May 2016,” the Russian diplomat said. “We are very pleased to develop our partnership with ASEAN,” Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov added.
On August 2, the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting and the ASEAN Senior Officials' Meeting with Russia, Japan and China took place in Singapore. The East Asia Summit (EAS) Senior Officials' Meeting, which includes 10 ASEAN countries and Russia, Australia, India, China, New Zealand, South Korea, the United States and Japan, is scheduled to take place on August 4. The ASEAN Regional Forum Security Policy Conference is scheduled to take place on the same day.