🗓 On March 1, 2023, ASEAN and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) held a seminar on Digital Transformation to share the experience and best practices on digitalisation in the two regional blocs. The seminar is part of the activities set out in the Programme of Cooperation to implement the MOU between ASEAN and the Eurasian Economic Commission (EEC) for 2020 – 2025.
The seminar discussed EAEU’s digital agenda and its key digital projects, ASEAN digital economy priorities and initiatives, and cybersecurity cooperation and data governance policies in ASEAN and some ASEAN Member States.
🌐 The seminar was opened by Sergey #Glazyev, Member of the Board (Minister) for Integration and Macroeconomics of the EEC, and Satvinder Singh, Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Economic Community. In his welcome remark, Deputy Secretary-General Singh mentioned that ASEAN is committed to accelerating the ongoing digital transformation agenda under the Bandar Seri Begawan Roadmap.
He highlighted ASEAN’s efforts to boost regional trade through digital technologies and innovation, promote digital inclusion especially for groups that are marginalised from trade, such as MSMEs, and strengthen ASEAN’s sustainability objectives by expanding the use of technologies to facilitate climate solutions.
More than 100 participants from ASEAN and EAEU Member States joined the seminar. A follow-up seminar to discuss digital transformation in economic sectors and the development of digital infrastructure in ASEAN and EAEU will be held in person in the latter part of 2023.
#EAEU #EEC #ASEAN
The seminar discussed EAEU’s digital agenda and its key digital projects, ASEAN digital economy priorities and initiatives, and cybersecurity cooperation and data governance policies in ASEAN and some ASEAN Member States.
🌐 The seminar was opened by Sergey #Glazyev, Member of the Board (Minister) for Integration and Macroeconomics of the EEC, and Satvinder Singh, Deputy Secretary-General for ASEAN Economic Community. In his welcome remark, Deputy Secretary-General Singh mentioned that ASEAN is committed to accelerating the ongoing digital transformation agenda under the Bandar Seri Begawan Roadmap.
He highlighted ASEAN’s efforts to boost regional trade through digital technologies and innovation, promote digital inclusion especially for groups that are marginalised from trade, such as MSMEs, and strengthen ASEAN’s sustainability objectives by expanding the use of technologies to facilitate climate solutions.
More than 100 participants from ASEAN and EAEU Member States joined the seminar. A follow-up seminar to discuss digital transformation in economic sectors and the development of digital infrastructure in ASEAN and EAEU will be held in person in the latter part of 2023.
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🗓 On July 14, Russian delegation headed by Director of Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Economic Development Nikita Kondratev 🇷🇺 took part in the ASEAN-Russia Senior Economic Officials Meeting in Surabaya, Indonesia 🇮🇩.
🔹️Participants discussed the implementation of the ASEAN-Russia Trade and Investment Work Programme for 2021-2025 and Programme of Cooperation between ASEAN and #EEC for 2020-2025.
🔹️Russian delegation presented the status of ongoing and new projects under #RussiaASEAN Financial Fund:
- Digitalization of MSMEs in Russia and ASEAN
- ASEAN-Russia E-Commerce Cooperation Roundtable
- Digital skills and opportunities for skills development in the context of labor market digitalization in ASEAN countries
- Innovation for ASEAN and Russia smart and sustainable cities
- Expanding business contacts between Russia and ASEAN countries’ tourism enterprises through Russian language training and experience exchange
🔹️During the meeting #ASEAN countries and Russia also exchanged views on cooperation prospects in the sphere of trade and investment, finance, sustainable development and climate change, tourism and creative economy.
🔹️Participants discussed the implementation of the ASEAN-Russia Trade and Investment Work Programme for 2021-2025 and Programme of Cooperation between ASEAN and #EEC for 2020-2025.
🔹️Russian delegation presented the status of ongoing and new projects under #RussiaASEAN Financial Fund:
- Digitalization of MSMEs in Russia and ASEAN
- ASEAN-Russia E-Commerce Cooperation Roundtable
- Digital skills and opportunities for skills development in the context of labor market digitalization in ASEAN countries
- Innovation for ASEAN and Russia smart and sustainable cities
- Expanding business contacts between Russia and ASEAN countries’ tourism enterprises through Russian language training and experience exchange
🔹️During the meeting #ASEAN countries and Russia also exchanged views on cooperation prospects in the sphere of trade and investment, finance, sustainable development and climate change, tourism and creative economy.
🗓 On August 20-23, representatives of the Eurasian Economic Comission (#EEC) took part in the consultations on the sidelines of the 55th ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting held in Semarang, Indonesia 🇮🇩.
🔹️Practical steps to deepen interaction between the #EAEU and the #ASEAN were in the spotlight of the meeting of the EEC representatives with Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community H.E. Mr. Satvinder Singh. The EEC and the ASEAN Secretariat discussed the results of implemention of the Memorandum of Understanding between the EEC and ASEAN on Economic Cooperation, noting the desire to deepen dialogue and mutual interest in studying best integration practices.
🔹️H.E. Mr. Sergei Glazyev, Minister in charge of Integration and Macroeconomics of the EEC addressed the meeting online:
💬"Interaction between EAEU and ASEAN designed to increase trade and economic cooperation between regions. In March, we held a seminar on digital transformation in the EAEU and ASEAN, which attracted the attention of official, business and expert circles in our regions. We intend to start preparing the second face-to-face stage of such a seminar, which could take place in 2024”.
The idea of the face-to-face seminar was supported by Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, ASEAN Secretary General, who also expressed appreciation of the overall level of interaction between the #EAEU and the ASEAN.
Sergei Glazyev noted the joint contribution of the EEC and the ASEAN to implementing the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as the efforts of the two associations to develop contacts through business circles in order to increase trade.
The EEC Minister drew attention to the upward trend in the trade turnover between the EAEU and the ASEAN (it has grown 1.6 times since 2015).
🔹️A number of bilateral meetings between the EEC and representatives of the ASEAN Member States - the Lao PDR 🇱🇦, Indonesia 🇮🇩, Cambodia 🇰🇭 and the Philippines 🇵🇭 took place on the sidelines of the event as well.
🔹️Practical steps to deepen interaction between the #EAEU and the #ASEAN were in the spotlight of the meeting of the EEC representatives with Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community H.E. Mr. Satvinder Singh. The EEC and the ASEAN Secretariat discussed the results of implemention of the Memorandum of Understanding between the EEC and ASEAN on Economic Cooperation, noting the desire to deepen dialogue and mutual interest in studying best integration practices.
🔹️H.E. Mr. Sergei Glazyev, Minister in charge of Integration and Macroeconomics of the EEC addressed the meeting online:
💬"Interaction between EAEU and ASEAN designed to increase trade and economic cooperation between regions. In March, we held a seminar on digital transformation in the EAEU and ASEAN, which attracted the attention of official, business and expert circles in our regions. We intend to start preparing the second face-to-face stage of such a seminar, which could take place in 2024”.
The idea of the face-to-face seminar was supported by Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, ASEAN Secretary General, who also expressed appreciation of the overall level of interaction between the #EAEU and the ASEAN.
Sergei Glazyev noted the joint contribution of the EEC and the ASEAN to implementing the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as the efforts of the two associations to develop contacts through business circles in order to increase trade.
The EEC Minister drew attention to the upward trend in the trade turnover between the EAEU and the ASEAN (it has grown 1.6 times since 2015).
🔹️A number of bilateral meetings between the EEC and representatives of the ASEAN Member States - the Lao PDR 🇱🇦, Indonesia 🇮🇩, Cambodia 🇰🇭 and the Philippines 🇵🇭 took place on the sidelines of the event as well.
🗓 On October 12, the ASEAN Centre in MGIMO University held its annual international conference “Russia and ASEAN in the Asia-Pacific Region: Dynamics of Cooperation, Regional Processes, and Global Context” in Moscow 🇷🇺.
🔹️This year the conference was devoted to the 5th Anniversary of the ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership. Participants discussed multiple issues relevant to the ASEAN-Russia political, economic and energy cooperation in the context of global turbulence as well as new promising areas for ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership. Cross-platform cooperation between #ASEAN, #EAEU and #SCO was also on the agenda.
🔹️ Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation H.E. Mr. Andrey Rudenko, the #EEC Minister for Integration and Macroeconomics H.E. Mr. Sergey Glazyev and Ambassador of the Russian Federation to ASEAN H.E. Mr. Evgeny Zagaynov among others addressed the meeting.
🔹️The conference has been held within the RISA Convention framework since 2016 and annually brings together, leading world and Russian experts on the Southeast Asia and ASEAN, diplomats, representatives of business and civil society, students and young researchers.
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🔹️This year the conference was devoted to the 5th Anniversary of the ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership. Participants discussed multiple issues relevant to the ASEAN-Russia political, economic and energy cooperation in the context of global turbulence as well as new promising areas for ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership. Cross-platform cooperation between #ASEAN, #EAEU and #SCO was also on the agenda.
🔹️ Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation H.E. Mr. Andrey Rudenko, the #EEC Minister for Integration and Macroeconomics H.E. Mr. Sergey Glazyev and Ambassador of the Russian Federation to ASEAN H.E. Mr. Evgeny Zagaynov among others addressed the meeting.
🔹️The conference has been held within the RISA Convention framework since 2016 and annually brings together, leading world and Russian experts on the Southeast Asia and ASEAN, diplomats, representatives of business and civil society, students and young researchers.
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📢 The EAEU Days kick-started at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta 🇮🇩 today.
🔹The EAEU Days are held from 20-24 November 2023 at the ASEAN Headquarters to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between ASEAN and the Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC). The MOU aims to promote economic cooperation and collaboration contributing to trade, investment, and economic expansion between #ASEAN and #EAEU Member States.
🔹 Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Member of the Board (Minister) for Integration and Macroeconomics of the EEC Sergey Glaziev, Vice Secretary of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mr. Fedor Chernitsyn, and Permanent Representative of Indonesia to ASEAN Ambassador M.I. Derry Aman delivered remarks at the opening session of this event.
🔹 The program of the EAEU Days includes Exhibition, Food Festival highling the national cuisines of the EAEU Member States and 2 round tables "Strengething ASEAN-EAEU Ties: the Role of Business Communities" and "EAEU and ASEAN Economic Agenda: Overlapping Interests".
🔹 Russia 🇷🇺 chairs the Eurasian Economic Union in 2023.
🔹The EAEU Days are held from 20-24 November 2023 at the ASEAN Headquarters to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between ASEAN and the Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC). The MOU aims to promote economic cooperation and collaboration contributing to trade, investment, and economic expansion between #ASEAN and #EAEU Member States.
🔹 Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Member of the Board (Minister) for Integration and Macroeconomics of the EEC Sergey Glaziev, Vice Secretary of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mr. Fedor Chernitsyn, and Permanent Representative of Indonesia to ASEAN Ambassador M.I. Derry Aman delivered remarks at the opening session of this event.
🔹 The program of the EAEU Days includes Exhibition, Food Festival highling the national cuisines of the EAEU Member States and 2 round tables "Strengething ASEAN-EAEU Ties: the Role of Business Communities" and "EAEU and ASEAN Economic Agenda: Overlapping Interests".
🔹 Russia 🇷🇺 chairs the Eurasian Economic Union in 2023.
🗓 On November 20, Member of the Board (Minister) for Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC) Sergey Glaziev and Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn held a meeting as part of the EAEU Days in the ASEAN Headquarters in Jakarta 🇮🇩 to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between #ASEAN and the EEC.
🔹️Diplomats discussed further development of economic cooperation to promote trade and investment, digital transformation, and sustainability in ASEAN and Eurasian Economic Union.
🔹️Ambassadors and senior diplomats of the EAEU Member States based in Jakarta, as well as representatives of the Russian Government, the EEC and the Russia-ASEAN Business Council also took part in the meeting.
🔹️Diplomats discussed further development of economic cooperation to promote trade and investment, digital transformation, and sustainability in ASEAN and Eurasian Economic Union.
🔹️Ambassadors and senior diplomats of the EAEU Member States based in Jakarta, as well as representatives of the Russian Government, the EEC and the Russia-ASEAN Business Council also took part in the meeting.
🗓 On November 20, Embassies of Armenia 🇦🇲, Belarus 🇧🇾, Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 and the Russian Permanent Mission to ASEAN 🇷🇺 jointly organized a Food Festival at the ASEAN Headquarters in Jakarta. The event, held as part of the EAEU Days at the ASEAN Secretariat, aimed to highlight the rich and diverse national cuisines of the Eurasian Economic Union Member States.
🔹️The Food Festival was a significant component of the commemoration of the 5th Anniversary of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between #ASEAN and the Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC).
🔹️The festival brought together Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, and staff of the ASEAN Secretariat, alongside representatives from ASEAN Member States Missions and diplomatic corps in Jakarta.
🍽 🍗🤝Attendees had the unique opportunity to indulge in a culinary journey, sampling traditional dishes from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia. The festival not only showcased the gastronomic delights of the EAEU nations but also served as a platform for building connections and promoting mutual understanding.
🔹️The Food Festival was a significant component of the commemoration of the 5th Anniversary of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between #ASEAN and the Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC).
🔹️The festival brought together Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, and staff of the ASEAN Secretariat, alongside representatives from ASEAN Member States Missions and diplomatic corps in Jakarta.
🍽 🍗🤝Attendees had the unique opportunity to indulge in a culinary journey, sampling traditional dishes from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia. The festival not only showcased the gastronomic delights of the EAEU nations but also served as a platform for building connections and promoting mutual understanding.
❗️🥇 We invite you to participate in the competition!
The ASEAN Centre in MGIMO, Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC) and the ASEAN Moscow Committee (AMC) are pleased to announce the essay competition “Integration Experience of ASEAN for the EEU and the EEU Experience for ASEAN”.
👨🎓👩🎓Eligible participants are students and young professionals from Russia and #ASEAN (up to 35 years) interested in history and current state of integration in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and ASEAN, promising avenues of the EEU-ASEAN cooperation, issues of the EEU and ASEAN practical functioning and interregional connectivity.
🔗 To learn more about essay requirements please follow the link.
⏰️ The deadline for essay submission - June 30, 2024.
🌐 The working language - English.
🏆Author of the best essay from an ASEAN Member State will be awarded with a trip to Moscow 🇷🇺, the author of the essay from Russia will get a chance to travel to Jakarta 🇮🇩.
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The ASEAN Centre in MGIMO, Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC) and the ASEAN Moscow Committee (AMC) are pleased to announce the essay competition “Integration Experience of ASEAN for the EEU and the EEU Experience for ASEAN”.
👨🎓👩🎓Eligible participants are students and young professionals from Russia and #ASEAN (up to 35 years) interested in history and current state of integration in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and ASEAN, promising avenues of the EEU-ASEAN cooperation, issues of the EEU and ASEAN practical functioning and interregional connectivity.
🔗 To learn more about essay requirements please follow the link.
⏰️ The deadline for essay submission - June 30, 2024.
🌐 The working language - English.
🏆Author of the best essay from an ASEAN Member State will be awarded with a trip to Moscow 🇷🇺, the author of the essay from Russia will get a chance to travel to Jakarta 🇮🇩.
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❗️🥇 Dear friends! Wanted to remind that you still have 1 month to submit your essay and win the main prize in the competition “Integration Experience of ASEAN for the EEU and the EEU Experience for ASEAN”, organized by the ASEAN Centre in MGIMO, Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC) and the ASEAN Moscow Committee.
👨🎓👩🎓Eligible participants are students and young professionals from Russia and #ASEAN (up to 35 years) interested in history and current state of integration in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and ASEAN, promising avenues of the EEU-ASEAN cooperation, issues of the EEU and ASEAN practical functioning and interregional connectivity.
🔗 To learn more about essay requirements please follow the link.
⏰️ The deadline for essay submission - June 30, 2024.
🌐 The working language - English.
🏆Author of the best essay from an ASEAN Member State will be awarded with a trip to Moscow 🇷🇺, the author of the essay from Russia will get a chance to travel to Jakarta 🇮🇩.
@aseancentremgimo
👨🎓👩🎓Eligible participants are students and young professionals from Russia and #ASEAN (up to 35 years) interested in history and current state of integration in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and ASEAN, promising avenues of the EEU-ASEAN cooperation, issues of the EEU and ASEAN practical functioning and interregional connectivity.
🔗 To learn more about essay requirements please follow the link.
⏰️ The deadline for essay submission - June 30, 2024.
🌐 The working language - English.
🏆Author of the best essay from an ASEAN Member State will be awarded with a trip to Moscow 🇷🇺, the author of the essay from Russia will get a chance to travel to Jakarta 🇮🇩.
@aseancentremgimo
🗓 On June 6, the #EAEU-ASEAN Business Dialogue was held on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (#SPIEF-2024).
🔹️The event was co-organized by the Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC), the Russia-ASEAN Business Council and the Roscongress Foundation.
🔹️Participants discussed ways to intensify trade and economic cooperation between ASEAN and the EAEU, the role of supranational and national regulatory measures in the context of the growth of global economy of the countries of the Eurasian region in response to global challenges. They also noted the importance of studying approaches to determining strategic directions for development in the EAEU and ASEAN and exchanging best integration practices.
🔹️H.E. Mr. Sergey Glaziev, EEC Minister for Integration and Macroeconomics noted that the interaction established between the EAEU and ASEAN and with the countries of the region made it possible to effectively cope with current geo-economic challenges and achieve progress in the development of mutually beneficial cooperation. At the same time, he emphasized that the two organizations need to create a new dimension of dialogue, which will allow them to multiply the volume of trade turnover and eliminate existing barriers.
🔹️In his remarks Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community H.E. Mr. Satvinder Singh noted that the EAEU is a strategic partner of ASEAN. In his opinion, more attention should be paid to diversifying trade and economic interaction between the parties, deepening the dialogue and exchange of practical experience in the field of innovation, digital transformation and increasing market transparency.
🚩 Since 2018 the St.Petersburg International Economic Forum is hosting an annual EAEU-ASEAN Business Dialogue.
🔹️The event was co-organized by the Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC), the Russia-ASEAN Business Council and the Roscongress Foundation.
🔹️Participants discussed ways to intensify trade and economic cooperation between ASEAN and the EAEU, the role of supranational and national regulatory measures in the context of the growth of global economy of the countries of the Eurasian region in response to global challenges. They also noted the importance of studying approaches to determining strategic directions for development in the EAEU and ASEAN and exchanging best integration practices.
🔹️H.E. Mr. Sergey Glaziev, EEC Minister for Integration and Macroeconomics noted that the interaction established between the EAEU and ASEAN and with the countries of the region made it possible to effectively cope with current geo-economic challenges and achieve progress in the development of mutually beneficial cooperation. At the same time, he emphasized that the two organizations need to create a new dimension of dialogue, which will allow them to multiply the volume of trade turnover and eliminate existing barriers.
🔹️In his remarks Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community H.E. Mr. Satvinder Singh noted that the EAEU is a strategic partner of ASEAN. In his opinion, more attention should be paid to diversifying trade and economic interaction between the parties, deepening the dialogue and exchange of practical experience in the field of innovation, digital transformation and increasing market transparency.
🚩 Since 2018 the St.Petersburg International Economic Forum is hosting an annual EAEU-ASEAN Business Dialogue.