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📅 On September 7, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov attended the 18th East Asia Summit (#EAS) held in Jakarta.
During the exchange of views on the main issues on the Asia-Pacific agenda, the Minister informed his partners on Russia’s consistent approach to strengthening the architecture of equal and indivisible security in the region and ensuring its high development pace. He highlighted the importance of maintaining the mechanisms of multilateral cooperation within the framework of #ASEAN coordinates in the spirit of a constructive non-politicised dialogue and creative cooperation based on the principles of consensus, mutual respect and a balance of interests.
☝️ Sergey Lavrov pointed out the risks of militarisation in East Asia in light of NATO’s efforts to install its forces and infrastructure in the region based on the West-created bloc mechanisms for network deterrence and the promotion of #AUKUS confrontational project, which provides for the deployment of a military strategic complex with a nuclear component in the region.
He emphasised the importance of building up practical effort within the EAS framework, including the implementation of the Russian initiatives on responding to epidemic threats, developing the tourism industry, and establishing sustainable ties between volunteer organisations in the Asia-Pacific region.
🤝 The Minister reaffirmed Russia’s resolve to create a solid framework of interstate cooperation in the region through the alignment of the capabilities of multilateral mechanisms that are working in the spirit of positive co-development, including the strengthening of constructive interaction between ASEAN, #SCO and #EAEU.
During the exchange of views on the main issues on the Asia-Pacific agenda, the Minister informed his partners on Russia’s consistent approach to strengthening the architecture of equal and indivisible security in the region and ensuring its high development pace. He highlighted the importance of maintaining the mechanisms of multilateral cooperation within the framework of #ASEAN coordinates in the spirit of a constructive non-politicised dialogue and creative cooperation based on the principles of consensus, mutual respect and a balance of interests.
☝️ Sergey Lavrov pointed out the risks of militarisation in East Asia in light of NATO’s efforts to install its forces and infrastructure in the region based on the West-created bloc mechanisms for network deterrence and the promotion of #AUKUS confrontational project, which provides for the deployment of a military strategic complex with a nuclear component in the region.
He emphasised the importance of building up practical effort within the EAS framework, including the implementation of the Russian initiatives on responding to epidemic threats, developing the tourism industry, and establishing sustainable ties between volunteer organisations in the Asia-Pacific region.
🤝 The Minister reaffirmed Russia’s resolve to create a solid framework of interstate cooperation in the region through the alignment of the capabilities of multilateral mechanisms that are working in the spirit of positive co-development, including the strengthening of constructive interaction between ASEAN, #SCO and #EAEU.
🗓 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.
@aseancentremgimo