Russian Mission to ASEAN

We extend our warmest New Year wishes to our #ASEAN friends in Cambodia 🇰🇭, Laos 🇱🇦, Myanmar 🇲🇲 and Thailand 🇹🇭. Wishing you a joyful celebration of Choul Chnam Thmey, Pi Mai, Thingyan and Songkran. 💧 May this festive season bring peace, happiness and continued prosperity. ✨

#Announcement 🇷🇺🇮🇩On April 13, President of Russia Vladimir Putin will hold talks in Moscow with President of Indonesia Prabowo Subianto, who will pay a working visit to Russia. The Leaders are expected to discuss the current state and prospects for deepening the Russia-Indonesia strategic partnership, as well as pressing international and regional issues. #RussiaIndonesia

Happy Orthodox Easter to everyone celebrating! May it bring peace, love, and prosperity. 🙏

🚀Happy Cosmonautics Day! 🧑‍🚀 On 12 April 1961, 6️⃣5️⃣ years ago, Yuri Gagarin flew around the Earth, becoming the first man in outer space. From this date, the era of manned space travel began. Inside of the ‘Vostok-1’ spacecraft Gagarin started from the Baikonur cosmodrome and in 108 minutes he landed in the Saratov region. 🚀 1 full orbit & 108 minutes that changed the world forever. 💬 Off we go! #Gagarin65#FirstInSpace

6️⃣5️⃣years since Yuri Gagarin’s historic space feat! 🚀On April 12, 1961, the Vostok launch vehicle lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This momentous event marked the culmination of the efforts of millions of Soviet citizens – design engineers, scientists, military pilots, doctors, specialists across a wide range of fields, and entire branches of industry. Inside the cramped cabin of the crewed spacecraft was Senior Lieutenant Yuri Gagarin. At 9:07 am, the four metal arms holding the 287-tonne rocket retracted, and Vostok began its lift-off. It was at that very moment that Gagarin’s famous “#POYEKHALI!”(*Let’s go!) rang out over the radio. At 9:12 am, the spacecraft separated from the launch vehicle and entered the Earth's orbit. Its speed reached 28,260 kilometres per hour – nearly 8 kilometres per second. Never before had a human travelled so fast. 🎙Just as the spacecraft reached Earth's orbit, Yuri Levitan – the USSR’s iconic radio announcer – solemnly declared to the world: This is Moscow speaking! The time in Moscow is 10:02 am. We are broadcasting a TASS report on the first human flight into outer space. On April 12, 1961, the Soviet Union launched into orbit around the Earth the world’s first spacecraft-satellite, Vostok, with a man on board. The pilot-cosmonaut is a citizen of the USSR, Air Force Major Yuri Gagarin (the extraordinary rank was conferred by Order No. 77 of the USSR Minister of Defence, dated April 12, 1961). While in orbit, Gagarin recorded his observations and transmitted them back to Earth. Before him lay the planet as no one had ever seen it before: the curve of the horizon, the luminous blue edge of the atmosphere, coastlines, mountain ranges, vast landmasses – all set against the bottomless black void of space. Almost 90 minutes into the flight, the spacecraft began its descent. At that moment, a highly dangerous emergency arose: the descent module failed to separate immediately from the equipment module. However, as the spacecraft re-entered the dense layers of the atmosphere, the connecting cables between the two sections burned through due to friction, and the descent continued. At 10:42 am, at an altitude of 7 km, the cosmonaut ejected. At 10:53 am, Yuri Gagarin landed safely in a field near the city of Engels, around 4 km from the present-day bank of the Volga. On April 14, 1961, by Decree No. 251/22 of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, Yuri Gagarin was awarded the title Hero of the Soviet Union, together with the Order of Lenin and the Gold Star medal. Two days later, the people of Moscow welcomed the space traveller to the Soviet capital with flowers and celebratory banners. By the end of April, Earth’s first cosmonaut embarked on an international tour to share what he had witnessed with people around the world. In the two years following this historic event, Yuri Gagarin visited more than 30 countries, where he was honoured as a true hero. The tour became unofficially known as the “Mission of Peace”. *** 1️⃣0️⃣6️⃣minutes of Yuri Gagarin's flight changed the course of world history. Just 16 years after the most devastating and bloodiest war in human history, the Soviet people achieved what had only recently seemed impossible – opening the way to space for all humankind. *** 💬 As President Vladimir Putin noted in his message to the participants in the first Russian Space Forum on April 9, 2026: Yuri Gagarin's spaceflight became one of the great events of the 20th century and opened a new era in the history of human civilisation. We are sincerely proud of several generations of talented scientists, designers, cosmonauts, military personnel and civilian specialists who stood at the origins of the national space programme and wrote bright, heroic pages in the chronicle of its victories and achievements. 🇺🇳 Since 2011, April 12 has been observed as the International Day of Human Space Flight, proclaimed by the UN General Assembly under resolution A/RES/65/271 in honour of Yuri Gagarin’s legendary mission. #Gagarin65#FirstInSpace

🗓 On 8 April, the 13th ASEAN-Russia Joint Working Group on Counter Terrorism (13th ARJWG on CT) meeting took place in Jakarta 🇮🇩. 🔹️Experts exchanged views on current terrorism threats in ASEAN and Russia, as well as on the measures undertaken by each side to address them, and discussed further steps on implementation of the relevant Work Plan adopted by SOMTC+Russia last year.

🗓 On 6–7 April, a seminar “ASEAN-Russia Joint Study on Enhancement of Energy Statistics” was held in Jakarta, organized by ASEAN Center for Energy (#ACE) and the Russian Energy Agency (#REA) with support from the ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership Financial Fund. The event presented interim results of the project’s first phase on harmonizing energy statistics. 🔹️The seminar brought together representatives of ASEAN energy ministries, statistical offices, experts, the ASEAN Secretariat, and Russian institutions, including the Federal State Statistics Service, the Russian Energy Agency and leading research organizations. 🔹️Opening remarks were delivered by H.E. Mr. Evgeny Zagaynov, Ambassador of the Russian Federation to ASEAN and Dato’ Razib Dawood, Executive Director of the ASEAN Centre for Energy. 🔹️Discussions focused on comparing statistical methodologies, integrating energy data into national systems, and advancing tools such as energy balances and forecasting. Participants also identified key challenges and proposed further cooperation through dedicated working groups and centers of competence. 🔹️The project continues, with its outcomes expected to strengthen ASEAN-Russia energy cooperation.

🗓On April 9, H.E. Vladimir Ilyichev, Deputy Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation and H.E. Nararya S. Soeprapto, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for Community and Corporate Affairs, exchanged views on further strengthening the #ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership in the economic sphere. 🔹️The meeting took place at the ASEAN Headquarters in Jakarta 🇮🇩. It was focused on enhancing trade and investment linkages, fostering business engagements, and identifying potential areas for sectoral collaboration to further advance economic partnership.

Happy Catholic Easter! May this special day bring peace, joy, and prosperity to all our friends across #ASEAN who celebrate today.

🚀 On April 4, Russian Ambassador to ASEAN H.E. Mr Evgeny Zagaynov🇷🇺 together with Russian Ambassador to Indonesia H.E. Sergei Tolchenov, as well as Ambassadors of Armenia🇦🇲, Belarus🇧🇾, Kazakhstan🇰🇿and Uzbekistan🇺🇿 took part in the flower-laying ceremony to the Yuri #Gagarin Monument in Jakarta 🇮🇩 on the occasion of the Cosmonautics Day. 🤝 The event gathered diplomats, representatives of the Indonesian media, members of the Gagarin Regiment and the Community of Russian-Indonesian Friendship, as well as students of the Russian Embassy’s school. 📍Jakarta

🗓 On April 2, a special briefing on the Eurasian Charter of Diversity and Multipolarity in the XXI Century—a joint initiative of Russia and Belarus—was held in Jakarta by H.E. Mr. Alexander Trofimov, Ambassador-at-Large for Eurasian security. 🇷🇺🇧🇾 The event was organized by H.E. Mr. Sergei Tolchenov, Ambassador of Russia to Indonesia, H.E. Mr. Evgeny Zagaynov, Ambassador of Russia to ASEAN and H.E. Mr. Raman Ramanouski, Ambassador of Belarus to Indonesia. Ambassadors and Permanent Representatives of the #ASEAN Member States, as well as representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, and other members of the diplomatic corps attended the briefing.

📣We are pleased to announce that MGIMO University will host the 3rd #ASEAN and #EAS Model organized by the ASEAN Centre @aseancentremgimo and the Southeast Asian Club, on May 13-15. This year the participants will enjoy lots of activities reflecting the current development trends in the Southeast Asia. 📝 Working Language: English 📝 Current Agenda: "Ensuring ASEAN Energy Security: Infrastructure, Innovative Technologies, and Sustainable Development" ⛽️ Participants will have a unique opportunity to work through scenarios that are only beginning to take shape in real-world diplomacy. 📝 Format: Simulation of the ASEAN and EAS Summits under the chairmanship of the Philippines 🇵🇭 📝 New Participant: This year's Model will feature Timor-Leste, which officially became the eleventh member of ASEAN in October 2025 🇹🇱 📝 Selection Process: Participation requires passing an interview and familiarizing yourself with the materials on the Model's theme. 📍 Participants of the Model will not only immerse themselves in discussions on one of the most pressing issues of contemporary regional development but will also have the chance to study an extensive body of analytical and reference materials to deepen their knowledge in this field. ⭐️ If you are ready to engage in discussions on energy issues within the context of Southeast Asia, here is what you need to do: ✅️ fill in the registration form via the link: forms.yandex.ru/cloud/69a7... Or: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfYJMaQe8pq3M4kfF1pJWJUiJna5XeXh-1nKwmZ9YjkqdqHqQ/viewform ✅️ wait for further instructions from the Model's organizers. ✏️ Please note that registration for the Model will be open until April 15. We look forward to seeing you as a participant of the ASEAN and EAS Model❗️