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🗓 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.
#EAEU #EEC #ASEAN
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🎙 FM Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions during a news conference to sum up his visit to the Republic of Uzbekistan
📍 Samarkand, April 14, 2023
🌐 The CIS Foreign Ministers Council held its meeting in a business-like and trust-based atmosphere, which is the way it should be among friends. We focused on the international situation, which has achieved an unprecedented level of escalation due to the hybrid war unleased by the West to secure its global dominance & to halt objective processes paving the way to the emergence of a multipolar world order.
📃 Russia’s Foreign Policy Concept reserves a special place for promoting wide-reaching partnerships across Eurasia. Organisations in this space, including the #CIS, the #CSTO, the #EAEU & the #SCO have a special role to play in these efforts.
🇺🇳 As regards political matters, we spoke out strongly in favour of respecting the UN Charter & refraining from singling out some of the provisions from it, while failing to comply with others, as is the case for our Western colleagues.
🔹 Despite the sanctions the West has imposed on Russia & Belarus, & despite the fact that the US & the EU have been trying to intimidate all our partners into stopping to work with Russia & Belarus & to impose the so-called secondary sanctions or punish them by other means, trade within the CIS has been on the rise.
🔹 During his visit to Beijing, President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spoke at a news conference, calling for a move away from the US dollar & reliance on national currencies in mutual trade. This tendency is irreversible.
❗️ Ukraine is used as an expendable product. The stake of the West is not to allow a single event to cast doubt on its claims to dominate the world order.
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📍 Samarkand, April 14, 2023
🌐 The CIS Foreign Ministers Council held its meeting in a business-like and trust-based atmosphere, which is the way it should be among friends. We focused on the international situation, which has achieved an unprecedented level of escalation due to the hybrid war unleased by the West to secure its global dominance & to halt objective processes paving the way to the emergence of a multipolar world order.
📃 Russia’s Foreign Policy Concept reserves a special place for promoting wide-reaching partnerships across Eurasia. Organisations in this space, including the #CIS, the #CSTO, the #EAEU & the #SCO have a special role to play in these efforts.
🇺🇳 As regards political matters, we spoke out strongly in favour of respecting the UN Charter & refraining from singling out some of the provisions from it, while failing to comply with others, as is the case for our Western colleagues.
🔹 Despite the sanctions the West has imposed on Russia & Belarus, & despite the fact that the US & the EU have been trying to intimidate all our partners into stopping to work with Russia & Belarus & to impose the so-called secondary sanctions or punish them by other means, trade within the CIS has been on the rise.
🔹 During his visit to Beijing, President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva spoke at a news conference, calling for a move away from the US dollar & reliance on national currencies in mutual trade. This tendency is irreversible.
❗️ Ukraine is used as an expendable product. The stake of the West is not to allow a single event to cast doubt on its claims to dominate the world order.
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🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions following the SCO Foreign Ministers Council meeting (Panaji, May 5, 2023)
#SCO
We have a common vision of problems persisting in the international arena. Our shared desire is to coordinate our actions at the #UN and on the Eurasian continent with such organisations as the #EAEU and #ASEAN, and more globally, to cooperate with the #BRICS countries.
Our colleagues from Central Asia are interested in promoting cooperation on information security and the fight against organised crime and drug trafficking in the SCO space. We think it is important to establish relevant divisions and let them be coordinated by the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure.
There is an understanding that the role of national currencies in settlements between SCO members should be increased. Practices currently taking shape within the Eurasian Development Bank, the Asian Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the BRICS New Development Bank could be used for this purpose.
#Afghanistan
Today, we came to terms on reaffirming the SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group. This group exists, although it has been some time since it met. One of the reasons is the Taliban’s status. Thus far, it is not recognised “de jure.” We are expecting the Taliban leaders to fulfill their promises on forming an inclusive government not only in terms of ethnic groups but also by ensuring the presence of the entire spectrum of Afghanistan’s political forces. This has yet to be done.
There is convincing evidence to the effect that the US supports the terrorist groups entrenched in the territory of Afghanistan that are opposed to the Taliban, including the Islamic State, the Islamic Movement of East Turkestan, and Al-Qaeda. The Americans have not abandoned their attempts to reintroduce US military infrastructure in the region surrounding Afghanistan, in Central Asia.
Everyone is well aware of the serious threat inherent in these attempts. We will resolutely oppose them.
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#SCO
We have a common vision of problems persisting in the international arena. Our shared desire is to coordinate our actions at the #UN and on the Eurasian continent with such organisations as the #EAEU and #ASEAN, and more globally, to cooperate with the #BRICS countries.
Our colleagues from Central Asia are interested in promoting cooperation on information security and the fight against organised crime and drug trafficking in the SCO space. We think it is important to establish relevant divisions and let them be coordinated by the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure.
There is an understanding that the role of national currencies in settlements between SCO members should be increased. Practices currently taking shape within the Eurasian Development Bank, the Asian Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the BRICS New Development Bank could be used for this purpose.
#Afghanistan
Today, we came to terms on reaffirming the SCO-Afghanistan Contact Group. This group exists, although it has been some time since it met. One of the reasons is the Taliban’s status. Thus far, it is not recognised “de jure.” We are expecting the Taliban leaders to fulfill their promises on forming an inclusive government not only in terms of ethnic groups but also by ensuring the presence of the entire spectrum of Afghanistan’s political forces. This has yet to be done.
There is convincing evidence to the effect that the US supports the terrorist groups entrenched in the territory of Afghanistan that are opposed to the Taliban, including the Islamic State, the Islamic Movement of East Turkestan, and Al-Qaeda. The Americans have not abandoned their attempts to reintroduce US military infrastructure in the region surrounding Afghanistan, in Central Asia.
Everyone is well aware of the serious threat inherent in these attempts. We will resolutely oppose them.
Read in full
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⚡️ Meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council
Key talking points from the speech of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin:
💬 Cooperation continues to strengthen within the #EAEU, which is consistently asserting itself as one of the independent and self-sufficient centres of the emerging multipolar world.
🔹 Our continuing efforts to build integration dictate the need to strengthen, develop and modernise the supranational tools and institutions we have created, primarily the Economic Commission, which must be able to provide quick and proper responses to changes around the world and to make professional decisions aimed at protecting our common interests and promoting mutually beneficial integration.
☝️ The EAEU should expand relations with countries that are seeking equal and mutually beneficial partnership. I am talking about our partners in Asia, the Arab world, Africa, and Latin America. I mean cooperation with multilateral associations like the CIS, the SCO, BRICS and other associations.
🔹 It is important to continue to form free trade areas with interested countries and, among other things, to encourage them to jointly use the international transaction infrastructure available to the five member-countries in national currencies and the digital currencies of the central banks.
❗️ I am confident that by continuing to act as a team, we will certainly achieve new tangible results in promoting integration cooperation in the interests of our states and peoples.
Key talking points from the speech of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin:
💬 Cooperation continues to strengthen within the #EAEU, which is consistently asserting itself as one of the independent and self-sufficient centres of the emerging multipolar world.
🔹 Our continuing efforts to build integration dictate the need to strengthen, develop and modernise the supranational tools and institutions we have created, primarily the Economic Commission, which must be able to provide quick and proper responses to changes around the world and to make professional decisions aimed at protecting our common interests and promoting mutually beneficial integration.
☝️ The EAEU should expand relations with countries that are seeking equal and mutually beneficial partnership. I am talking about our partners in Asia, the Arab world, Africa, and Latin America. I mean cooperation with multilateral associations like the CIS, the SCO, BRICS and other associations.
🔹 It is important to continue to form free trade areas with interested countries and, among other things, to encourage them to jointly use the international transaction infrastructure available to the five member-countries in national currencies and the digital currencies of the central banks.
❗️ I am confident that by continuing to act as a team, we will certainly achieve new tangible results in promoting integration cooperation in the interests of our states and peoples.
📅29 May marks the Day of the Eurasian Economic Union. The celebration is timed to coincide with the day the Treaty on #EAEU was signed on 29 May 2014.
Over the years, the EAEU Member States – Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia – have achieved significant results in building integration.
🇷🇺🇦🇲🇧🇾🇰🇿🇰🇬The EAEU countries are deepening and strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, industrial cooperation, transport and logistics sector, and ensuring energy and food security.
The international agenda of the Union has expanded with free trade agreements with Vietnam and Serbia, an Interim Agreement leading to the establishment of a free trade zone with Iran, as well as two non-preferential trade agreements with China signed and becoming effective since 2014. The contacts are developing with Iran, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, with over 80 memorandums of cooperation and understanding signed with the governments of third countries, international organisations and integration associations.
Over the years, the EAEU Member States – Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Russia – have achieved significant results in building integration.
🇷🇺🇦🇲🇧🇾🇰🇿🇰🇬The EAEU countries are deepening and strengthening mutually beneficial cooperation in trade, industrial cooperation, transport and logistics sector, and ensuring energy and food security.
The international agenda of the Union has expanded with free trade agreements with Vietnam and Serbia, an Interim Agreement leading to the establishment of a free trade zone with Iran, as well as two non-preferential trade agreements with China signed and becoming effective since 2014. The contacts are developing with Iran, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates, with over 80 memorandums of cooperation and understanding signed with the governments of third countries, international organisations and integration associations.
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🗓 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 address 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 address 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.
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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.
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🗓 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.
@aseancentremgimo
🔹️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
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🗓 On July 13, the 16th ASEAN-Russia Senior Economic Officials Meeting (#SEOM-Russia consultation) was held in Vientiane, Lao PDR 🇱🇦.
🔹️Participants discussed the key dimensions of the ASEAN-Russia Trade and Investment Work Programme for 2021-2025: agriculture, digital economy, logistics, climate change, tourism, creative economy. Russia 🇷🇺 and #ASEAN Member States agreed to develop and adopt in 2025 the new Strategic Programme of trade and investment cooperation.
🔹️Delegates expressed support to enhancing the scope of joint projects under the ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership Financial Fund (#ARDPF).
🔹️Both sides also highlighted a number of the ASEAN-#EAEU projects and capacity building initiatives.
🔹️Participants discussed the key dimensions of the ASEAN-Russia Trade and Investment Work Programme for 2021-2025: agriculture, digital economy, logistics, climate change, tourism, creative economy. Russia 🇷🇺 and #ASEAN Member States agreed to develop and adopt in 2025 the new Strategic Programme of trade and investment cooperation.
🔹️Delegates expressed support to enhancing the scope of joint projects under the ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership Financial Fund (#ARDPF).
🔹️Both sides also highlighted a number of the ASEAN-#EAEU projects and capacity building initiatives.