The Russia – Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit will take place in Malaysia in October, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov announced at a press conference following the ASEAN events in Kuala Lumpur.
“The Russia-ASEAN summit is planned for October, here in the Malaysian capital,” the foreign minister said on Thursday.
Additionally, Lavrov expressed hope that the fourth comprehensive plan of action to implement the ASEAN-Russia strategic partnership would be endorsed at the summit.
Russia and the ASEAN have a five-year comprehensive plan of action to implement the strategic partnership, with the current document valid until 2025.
Last summer, Lavrov stated that the parties had begun preparing a new five-year roadmap.
ASEAN is a regional intergovernmental grouping of 10 states in Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Laos, Myanmar, and Cambodia).
It was established in 1967. (PNA)