🗓 The8th Eastern Economic Forum 2023 is already in full swing - it takes place on 10–13 September 2023 in Vladivostok. The main theme of this year's meeting – “The Path to Partnership, Peace, and Prosperity”.
📈 The Eastern Economic Forum is a key international platform for establishing and strengthening ties within the Russian and global investment communities, and for comprehensive expert evaluation of the economic potential of the Russian Far East, the investment opportunities it offers, and business conditions within advanced special economic zones.
This year EEF is expected to be attended by over 7,000 participants from more than 50 countries.
More than 120 business events are planned, which are traditionally held in the format of panel sessions, round tables, TV debates, business breakfasts and business dialogues dedicated to Russia's relations with various countries of the world.
🤝 The Forum business programme includes a number of business dialogues with leading partner countries in the Asia-Pacific region, and with #ASEAN, a key integration organization uniting dynamically developing nations in Southeast Asia.
💬 President Vladimir Putin (from greetings to participants, organizers and guests of the 8th Eastern Economic Forum): The Forum enjoys a high level of international prestige and creates an important opportunity for businesspeople, politicians, public figures, and experts from all over the world to take part in dialogue that is direct and meaningful.
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🎙 Excerpt from the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin's speech during a meeting with chairmen of parliaments of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation Member States (December 9, 2024)
💬Vladimir Putin: It is indeed commendable that interactions are facilitated through civil society and religious organisations. However, it is essential that all these efforts are bolstered by members of parliament, who engage directly with the people, safeguarding the interests of their electorate.
One of the key elements of the Assembly's work has been and continues to be the oversight of elections in member countries.
🌐 The CSTO Parliamentary Assembly has deservedly attained broad international acclaim and has forged substantial cooperation with relevant international bodies, such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (#SCO), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (#ASEAN), and numerous countries in Latin America and Africa.
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🇷🇺🇺🇸 On July 10, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubiomet on the sidelines of the annual #ASEAN ministerial events in Kuala Lumpur.
As a follow-up to the agreements reached by the Presidents of Russia and the United States, including during their latest telephone conversation on July 3, the Ministers reviewed all issues on the bilateral agenda and the global situation.
They also held a substantive and frank exchange of views on the settlement in Ukraine, the situation in Iran and Syria, as well as a number of other international issues.
They have reaffirmed mutual commitment to searching for peaceful solutions to conflict situations and resuming Russian-US economic and humanitarian cooperation and unhindered ties between their countries’ societies, which could be promoted by the resumption of direct flights.
They also emphasised the importance of continued efforts to normalise the functioning of bilateral diplomatic missions.
🤝 It has been agreed to continue constructive dialogue on a growing number of issues of mutual interest based on mutual respect between the Russian and US foreign policy offices.
#RussiaUS
📢 Delighted to announce that the 3rd ASEAN-Russia Consultations of the High Representatives for Security Issues were successfully held in Moscow region on 23 May 2023 on the sidelines of the 11th International Meeting of High Level Officials Responsible for Security Matters.
🔹️This unique ASEAN-Russia platform proved to be an important venue for professional and open dialogueon issues related to regional and global security as well as developing multilateral interaction in combating common challenges and threats.
🔹️ During the meeting Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation H.E. Mr. Nikolai Patrushev 🇷🇺 reaffirmed Russia's commitment to ASEAN centrality in the region and its will to further deepen cooperation with #ASEAN in all dimensions including security.
🔹️For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic the Consultations were conducted in person.
#ASEANRussia#RussiaASEAN
🎙 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks at a solemn event on the occasion of Diplomatic Worker’s Day(Moscow, February 10, 2025)
💬 Our work on carrying out the foreign policy is highly appreciated by the country’s leadership. <…> On behalf of the ministerial staff, I would like to express appreciation for your unwavering attention to our activities, proposals, and needs.
The trust in us places serious obligations on the Russian diplomatic service. Our duty is to do everything in our power to protect the interests of our country and people in the international arena. We are guided by the instructions issued by President Vladimir Putin, who sets forth our country’s foreign policy principles. We rely on many centuries of traditions of domestic diplomacy, our own knowledge, experience and common sense.
☝️ Today, just as throughout its millennial history, our country is navigating complex international processes. The combination of daunting challenges and breathtaking opportunities is a hallmark of the current phase of international development. The new is battling the old, and Russia - I think this high opinion is perfectly legitimate in these circumstances - is leading the way forward amid progressive forces advocating for international cooperation on a legal, mutually respectful and mutually beneficial basis in the best interests of common free development that is devoid of external diktat and coercion.
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In no case should we freeze and hope that things will take care of themselves and everything will be like it used to be. We must look and move forward. Our active participation in the unions without “leaders” and “followers,” or “teachers” and “disciples” need to be the focus of our efforts. These unions include #BRICS, which has expanded and got stronger in the wake of Russia’s 2024 presidency, and the #SCO with its serious potential for strengthening cooperation to promote stability in Eurasia.
The voice of other associations in the CIS, Asia, Africa and Latin America that focus on integration can now be heard louder in international affairs. These associations include our natural allies and partners. <…>
❗️Forming a broad space of peace and development in Eurasia, which is the world’s largest, resource-rich and rapidly developing continent, should remain our key area of focus. These efforts are facilitated by the objective formation of the Greater Eurasian Partnership through expanding trade and economic ties, carrying out infrastructure projects, and harmonising integration processes, primarily within the #EAEU, the #SCO, #ASEAN and China’s Belt and Road Initiative. <…>
This year marks the 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. Preserving historical memory of the Great Victory, and fighting uncompromisingly against the masterminds of neo-Nazi ideology and falsifiers of history is our sacred duty before the generation of heroes who liberated Kiev and Odessa, and Berlin and Prague. <…>
👉 The fateful changes in the international balance of power have determined the urgent need for structural and personnel reform in the ministry’s system. <…> Analyse the results of the first stage of reforms. They include an additional Department for African Partnership and a reduction of one European department. Please, submit proposals for the next stage. <…>
Ensuring the continuity of generations must remain our constant priority at historical inflexion points like the one we are having now. Passing experience from senior comrades on to young employees, who are just starting to work at the Foreign Ministry, is of particular importance.
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@RusEmbMalta Press release
Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov attended the annual ministerial events held by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (#ASEAN) (#Laos, July 25-27, 2024).
The participants exchanged views on the international agenda, confirming that Russia and ASEAN share converging approaches regarding the most urgent and topical global and regional challenges, and are committed to building a just world order based on the principles of international law, inclusivity and equality. In this context, Russia drew the attention of its partners to President Vladimir Putin’s initiative to create a Eurasian #security framework.
🎙️Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks at the Russia-ASEAN ministerial meeting.
🎙️Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions following the Russia-ASEAN conference and the East Asia Summit Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (Vientiane, July 27 2024).
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🎙Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s interview to Newsweek magazine (October 7, 2024)
❓Question: As the Ukraine conflict continues, how different is Russia's position than in 2022 and how are the costs of conflict being weighed against the progress made toward strategic objectives?
💬Sergey Lavrov: Our position is widely known and remains unchanged. Russia is open to a politico-diplomatic settlement that should remove the root causes of the crisis.
It should aim to end the conflict rather than achieve a ceasefire. The West should stop supplying weapons, and Kiev should end the hostilities.
👉Ukraine should return to its neutral, non-bloc and non-nuclear status, protect the Russian language, and respect the rights and freedoms of its citizens.
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On 14 June, Russian President Vladimir Putinlisted prerequisites for the settlement as follows: complete AFU withdrawal from the DPR, LPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson Oblasts; recognition of territorial realities as enshrined in the Russian Constitution; neutral, non-bloc, non-nuclear status for Ukraine; its demilitarization and denazification; securing the rights, freedoms and interests of Russian-speaking citizens; and removal of all sanctions against Russia.
Kiev responded to this statement by an armed incursion into the Kursk Oblast on 6 August. Its patrons – the US and other NATO countries – seek to inflict a «strategic defeat» on Russia. Under the circumstances, we have no choice but to continue our special military operation until the threats posed by Ukraine are removed. <...>
❓Question: How likely do you think it is that a military or diplomatic solution can be achieved, or do you see a greater risk of the conflict spiraling into something even larger with Ukrainian forces receiving more advanced NATO weaponry and entering Russian territory?
💬Sergey Lavrov: Making guesses is not my job. What I want to say is that we have been trying to extinguish this crisis for more than a decade, yet each time we put to paper agreements that suite everyone, Kiev and its masters would backpedal. <...>
At present, as far as we can see, restoring peace is not part of our adversary's plan. Zelensky has not revoked his decree banning negotiations with Moscow. Washington and its NATO allies provide political, military and financial support to Kiev so that the war would go on. They are discussing authorizing the AFU to use Western long-range missiles to strike deep into Russian territory. "Playing with fire" in this way may lead to dangerous consequences. As stated by President Putin, we will take adequate decisions based on our understanding of the threats posed by the West. It is up to you to make conclusions.
❓Question:What concrete plans does Russia have in line with its strategic partnerships with China and other powers to achieve changes in the current world order and how do you expect these ambitions to play out in areas of intense competition and conflict, including the Middle East?
💬Sergey Lavrov: What we have in mind is that the world order needs be adjusted to the current realities. Today the world is living through the "multipolar moment". Shifting towards the multi-polar world order is a natural part of power rebalancing, which reflects objective changes in the world economy, finance and geopolitics. The West waited longer than the others, yet it has also started to realize that this process is irreversible.
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Multipolarity manifests itself in the increasing role of regional associations, such as the #EAEU, #SCO, #ASEAN, #AfricanUnion, #CELAC and others. #BRICS has become a model of multilateral diplomacy. The #UN should remain a forum for aligning the interests of all the countries.
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@RusEmbMalta Press release:
🌍New Global Security Architecture Discussed in Moscow🇷🇺
On May 27-29, Moscow hosted the 13th International Meeting of High Representatives for Security Issues, bringing together delegations from 105 countries – including members of #BRICS, #SCO, #ASEAN, #CIS, the African Union, and others.
🔹 In a video address, President Vladimir Putin welcomed the participants and emphasized the rising role of the Global South and East, which he called the "global majority". He stressed the need for a new, equal and indivisible security system – one where “no country strengthens its security at the expense of others.”
🔹Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov underlined the historic momentum behind multipolarity and the growing influence of new centers of power in Eurasia, Africa and Latin America. He highlighted Russia–China ties and called BRICS a model for constructive global cooperation across cultures and continents.
🔹Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu noted the forum’s success as proof that Russia is not isolated – but rather a key platform for dialogue. He stressed the urgency of tackling information security and welcomed deepening interest in BRICS cooperation.
🗣 Over 80 bilateral meetings took place, along with multilateral sessions in BRICS, SCO, CIS and Russia–ASEAN formats. Delegates also visited exhibitions on:
– 🇷🇺 Russia’s scientific and cultural achievements
– 🕊 The 80th Anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War
– ⚠ Crimes of the Kiev regime during the special military operation
📌 The forum confirmed one thing clearly: the world is changing, and more and more countries are ready to work together – for a fairer, more secure future.
#Russia#SecurityForum#GlobalSouth#MultipolarWorld#EqualSecurity#BRICS#ASEAN#SCO#Africa#Victory80
🇵🇭🇧🇳The Philippines’s 2026 ASEAN Chairmanship
As Manila assumes the ASEAN chair for 2026, questions arise over whether the bloc will prioritize regional cohesion — or drift further into extra-regional rivalries
✍️Ksenia Muratshina
is a PhD in History and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Southeast Asia, Australia, and Oceania Studies, Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
➡️In October 2025, the Philippines formally took over the chairmanship of Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from Malaysia, although the actual mandate began in January 2026. The transition was not without controversy. According to ASEAN’s established rotation principle, Myanmar had originally been scheduled to chair the organization in 2026. The quiet decision to bypass Naypyidaw several years ago, despite its continued membership, raised questions about procedural consistency and institutional autonomy. Critics argue that such deviations weaken ASEAN’s legal foundations and reinforce perceptions that internal decisions are increasingly influenced by external political considerations rather than strictly regional consensus.
Where ASEAN will end up under its pro-US guidance is becoming quite clear. The most important thing is that sensible people in Southeast Asia understand this now, as early as possible, and not when the ship has already sailed
➡️The new chair enters the year under the leadership of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., whose administration has maintained a distinctly pro-U.S. orientation. This posture has shaped Manila’s foreign policy, particularly regarding tensions in the South China Sea. Early 2026 saw renewed maritime frictions between the Philippines and China, alongside joint patrols conducted with the United States. While Philippine officials frame such cooperation as defensive and consistent with international law, critics within the region question whether inviting extra-regional powers into sensitive disputes complicates prospects for de-escalation. As chair, Manila has pledged to prioritize peace, stability, and dialogue, yet its close strategic alignment with Washington places it in a delicate position when mediating intra-ASEAN concerns.
🟦At the rhetorical level, the Philippines promotes themes of innovation, digital transformation, economic integration, and responsible use of emerging technologies. However, ASEAN’s most persistent challenges — notably the unresolved Code of Conduct negotiations in the South China Sea and internal divisions over Myanmar — remain structurally complex. The organization continues to rely on the 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties as a reference framework, with progress toward a binding code still incremental. Whether Manila can balance alliance commitments with the bloc’s tradition of consensus-based diplomacy will define its chairmanship. As Southeast Asia navigates intensifying great-power competition, ASEAN’s credibility will depend less on slogans and more on its capacity to maintain regional agency in an increasingly polarized environment.
#ASEAN#Geopolitics#Philippine#SoutheastAsia
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ASEAN foreign ministers voice serious concerns over China's escalating actions in the South China Sea, including the West Philippine Sea, and urge all parties to exercise restraint. They highlight the need to maintain freedom of navigation and reject any use of force. The ministers emphasize the importance of respecting international law, including UNCLOS, and call for a peaceful resolution of disputes. China's sweeping claims and dismissive responses to challenges are raising tensions in the region. #SouthChinaSea#ASEAN#ChinaThreat
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/224949/asean-ministers-worry-over-rising-south-china-sea-tensions