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🗓 On July 14, Russian delegation headed by Director of Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation of the Ministry of Economic Development Nikita Kondratev 🇷🇺 took part in the ASEAN-Russia Senior Economic Officials Meeting in Surabaya, Indonesia 🇮🇩. 🔹️Participants discussed the implementation of the ASEAN-Russia Trade and Investment Work Programme for 2021-2025 and Programme of Cooperation between ASEAN and #EEC for 2020-2025. 🔹️Russian delegation presented the status of ongoing and new projects under #RussiaASEAN Financial Fund: - Digitalization of MSMEs in Russia and ASEAN - ASEAN-Russia E-Commerce Cooperation Roundtable - Digital skills and opportunities for skills development in the context of labor market digitalization in ASEAN countries - Innovation for ASEAN and Russia smart and sustainable cities - Expanding business contacts between Russia and ASEAN countries’ tourism enterprises through Russian language training and experience exchange 🔹️During the meeting #ASEAN countries and Russia also exchanged views on cooperation prospects in the sphere of trade and investment, finance, sustainable development and climate change, tourism and creative economy.