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#RussiaASEAN Ministerial in Phnom Penh.

🤝 Foreign Ministers of 11 nations, including Sergey Lavrov are participating.

🗓 On February 7, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Andrey #Rudenko held a meeting with the Аmbassadors of the #ASEAN Member States accredited in Moscow which comprise the ASEAN Moscow Committee.

The ASEAN diplomats confirmed the interest of ASEAN in building up multifaceted cooperation with Russia 🇷🇺, preserving its role in global and regional affairs. A substantive discussion took place on measures to develop the ASEAN-Russia strategic partnership taking into account its 5th anniversary this year. Participants of the meeting outlined joint steps aimed at promoting mutually beneficial cooperation in priority areas, including economy, energy, science, education, security and the fight against transnational crime.

☝️ The meeting emphasized the need to deepen the coordination of efforts in order to strengthen the ASEAN-led architecture in the Asia-Pacific region, based on the principles of peaceful inclusive co-development and equality, balance of interests and consensus. Parties reaffirmed their intention to increase the efficiency of practical cooperation within ASEAN-led mechanisms. The importance of moving forward the processes of synergy and integration across the Eurasian continent, where the SCO and the EAEU are already ASEAN's natural partners, was noted.

A number of key international and regional topics were also touched upon.

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📢 Pleased to announce that the 1st ASEAN-Russia Ministerial Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation (#ARMMSTI) and Closing Ceremony of the ASEAN-Russia Year of Scientific and Technical Cooperation (#ARYSTC2022) have been held today on February 14.

Throughout the year #ASEAN and Russia 🇷🇺 managed to conduct more than 50 activities in such areas as economics, social and natural science, mathematics, medicine, nuclear fusion, digital and biotechnologies that encouraged stronger ties between universities, academia and youth.

This year we celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the ASEAN-Russian Strategic Partnership. The ARYSTC-2022 has greatly contributed to its further advancement.

🤝 ASEAN and Russia joint efforts aimed at promoting innovation-driven growth, technological research and development, capacity building and exchanges will strengthen our cooperation to promote positive unifying agenda in the Asia-Pacific for sustainable economic development and prosperity of our people.

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🗓 On July 12, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Saleumxay Kommasith on the sidelines of the 13th East Asia Summit (#EAS) Foreign Ministers Meeting.

The Ministers discussed the priority aspects of strengthening Russia-Laos strategic partnership, with a focus on the further development of political dialogue, the build-up of trade and investment cooperation and the expansion of cultural and educational exchanges.

🤝 Their exchange of views on international issues confirmed the two countries’ close stands on the key aspects of the global and regional agendas. They expressed mutual resolve to promote the #RussiaASEAN dialogue partnership in the context of preparations for the 2024 #ASEAN Chairmanship by Laos.

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🗓 Every year on August 8, the ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) mark ASEAN Day. This date was approved by the ASEAN Standing Committee at its annual meeting in May 2005.

🌏 ASEAN was founded in Bangkok on August 8, 1967, by Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines, which signed the so-called Bangkok Declaration. Later, this regional organisation was joined by Brunei (1984), Vietnam (1995), Laos and Myanmar (1997), and Cambodia (1999).

ASEAN is one of the most successful regional organisations. It has a broad network of various intergovernmental associations involving Russia and other leading world powers: the East Asia Summit (#EAS), ASEAN Regional Forum (#ARF), and ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting-Plus (#ADMMPlus).

☝️ Promoting ties with ASEAN is Russia’s key foreign policy priority in Asia. The Russian Permanent Mission to ASEAN has been based in Jakarta since 2017. In 2018, Russia-ASEAN relations reached the level of strategic partnership, resulting in closer coordination on current global and regional issues with the ten member countries at leading multilateral venues, including the UN.

🤝 On July 12-14, 2023, Sergey Lavrov attended foreign ministers’ meetings in Jakarta, held in the Russia-ASEAN, EAS, and ARF formats.

💬 President Vladimir Putin at the Russia-ASEAN Summit (October 28, 2021): "Strengthening ties with ASEAN and its member states has always been and remains one of Russia's foreign policy priorities. <...> I would like to point out that the positions of Russia and the ASEAN states on key global and regional matters are similar in many respects. Most importantly, we all support the expansion of equal and mutually beneficial cooperation in the vast Asia-Pacific space."

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On 13 September the Embassy of Russia in Cambodia hosted a Reception on the occasion of the Fifth Anniversary of Russia-ASEAN Strategic Partnership.

The event was attended by the delegation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, led by Secretary of State H.E. Chem Widhya, Chairman of the Commission of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, Information and Media of the National Assembly H.E. Suos Yara and heads of the diplomatic mission of ASEAN Member States accredited in Phnom Penh.

In his welcoming remarks, Ambassador H.E. Anatoly Borovik recalled the history of the development of relations between our country and the Association, as well as reaffirmed Russia’s support for the #ASEAN Centrality in the evolving regional architecture, readiness to increase economic, security, humanitarian and other cooperation with its members.

H.E. Chem Widhya, who participated as the main guest, delivered the response speech.
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🗓 On April 3, the 11th Meeting of the ASEAN-Russia Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime was held online under the Co-Chairmanship of the Lao PDR 🇱🇦 and Russia 🇷🇺.

🔹️This mechanism provides the opportunity for ASEAN and Russia to discuss ways and means of combatting terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, which is of particular importance in the current conditions when international security faces multiple threats.

❗️ ASEAN partners strongly condemned the bloody terrorist attack on March 22 at Crocus City Hall, expressing their solidarity with the Russian side.

🔹️ The meeting participants confirmed their readiness to work together to eradicate the root causes of terrorism and suppress its financing.

🤝 Experts from ASEAN and Russia exchanged views on regional and global threats to anti-terrorism security and confirmed readiness to build up relevant ASEAN-Russia cooperation as well as outlined further practical steps in this field.

🔹️ASEAN and Russia agreed to hold the next meeting of the Joint Working Group in Malaysia 🇲🇾 in 2025.

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🗓 Every year on August 8, the ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (#ASEAN) mark ASEAN Day. This date was approved by the ASEAN Standing Committee at its annual meeting in May 2005.

🌏 ASEAN was founded in Bangkok on August 8, 1967, by Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and the Philippines, which signed the so-called Bangkok Declaration. Later, this regional organisation was joined by Brunei (1984), Vietnam (1995), Laos and Myanmar (1997), and Cambodia (1999).

ASEAN is one of the most successful regional organisations. It has a broad network of various intergovernmental associations involving Russia and other leading world powers: the East Asia Summit (#EAS), ASEAN Regional Forum (#ARF), and ASEAN Defence Ministers Meeting-Plus (#ADMMPlus).

☝️ Promoting ties with ASEAN is Russia’s key foreign policy priority in Asia. The Russian Permanent Mission to ASEAN has been based in Jakarta since 2017. In 2018, Russia-ASEAN relations reached the level of strategic partnership, resulting in closer coordination on current global and regional issues with the ten member countries at leading multilateral venues, including the UN.

🤝 On July 26 and 27, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attended annual ministerial events held by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Vientiane. He took part in Foreign Ministers’ meetings in the Russia-ASEAN format, as well as within the East Asia Summit and the ASEAN Regional Forum.

💬 President Vladimir Putin at the Russia-ASEAN Summit (October 28, 2021): "Strengthening ties with ASEAN and its member states has always been and remains one of Russia's foreign policy priorities. <...> I would like to point out that the positions of Russia and the ASEAN states on key global and regional matters are similar in many respects. Most importantly, we all support the expansion of equal and mutually beneficial cooperation in the vast Asia-Pacific space."

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🗓 On January 27, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov convened a customary meeting with the ambassadors of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (#ASEAN) member states accredited in Moscow.

The attendees engaged in a substantive dialogue regarding the execution of resolutions made by the leaders of our nation and the ASEAN 10 nations concerning the advancement of the Russia-ASEAN strategic partnership, alongside the preparation of a new programme document for the medium term.

The primary focus was on initiatives to enhance practical collaboration, including the involvement of the ASEAN Moscow Committee. Steps were delineated to diversify cooperation across the domains of economy, energy, science and high technologies, digital transformation, and the expansion of business and youth exchanges.

The discourse on pressing global and regional matters reaffirmed the alignment of approaches between our country and the Association in constructing a sustainable security framework in the Asia-Pacific region, grounded in the principles of adherence to international law, equality, and openness. Particular attention was directed towards deepening integration within the Eurasian space, fostering ASEAN’s connections with the EAEU and the SCO.

🤝 The event was conducted in a traditionally amicable atmosphere.

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