Russian Mission to ASEAN

🇷🇺🇨🇳 On July 10, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of China Wang Yimet in Kuala Lumpur on the sidelines of ministerial events within the ASEAN framework. The Parties highly commended the development of political dialogue and practical collaboration between Russia and China amid heightened turbulence in the global system of international relations. The Ministers engaged in detailed discussions on cooperation within #ASEAN, particularly in light of certain countries’ intensified efforts to establish narrow-bloc military and political mechanisms aimed at undermining the ASEAN-centric system of security and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. ❗️ Russia and China stand united in opposing actions and plans to militarise the region, including attempts to deploy NATO-standard military infrastructure. The Sides exchanged assessments on the resolution of a range of regional and international issues, as well as bilateral collaboration within the #UN, #BRICS, the #SCO, the #G20, and #APEC. The conversation, which reaffirmed the alignment of approaches on the topics discussed, was conducted in the traditionally trust-based and constructive manner characteristic of the Russia-China strategic partnership. #RussiaChina

🎙Address by Sergey Lavrov at the #G20 Ministerial Meeting on the role of the G20 in overcoming current international tensions 📍 Rio de Janeiro, 21 February 2024 💬When we join forces, the world can change for the better and move forward. The 20th century has become an important milestone in freeing humanity from the shackles of colonialism. <...> The transition to the era of détente during the Cold War allowed the United States and the USSR to lay a strong foundation for containing military risks and building reliable strategic security architecture, especially in Europe. It is regrettable that those achievements have been almost completely destroyed today. The objective process of the emergence of a multipolar world order driven by self-reliant nations and regions has met with serious resistance. The basic principles of international communication are being undermined at the instigation of the West. Universal legal norms and the principles of the UN Charter, including the sovereign equality of states, non-interference in internal affairs and self-determination of peoples, are being violated. Diplomacy as a means of peaceful settlement of disputes is being sacrificed to violent struggle, “hybrid wars”, total confrontation, and the desire to inflict a strategic defeat on the rival. Double standards, hypocrisy and direct lies are brought into play. <...> Instead of a UN-centred architecture, narrow bloc alliances, closed clubs, behind-the-scenes “best practices”, allegedly “reliable scientific data”, and pseudo-democratic ‘values’ are being promoted. The world is artificially divided into friends and foes, the “garden” and the “jungle”. <...> This is what the infamous “rules” the West imposes instead of the international law, appear in reality. <...> 🌐 Our forum of the world's leading economies could make clear its opposition to the use of “economy as a weapon” and “war as an investment” and to demonstrate our desire for open and equitable trade and economic cooperation. Read in full

🇷🇺🇮🇳 On December 27, 2023, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrovheld talks with Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. ✅ The Ministers exchanged views on the further intensification of trade and economic cooperation, including in energy and transport. A focus was placed on establishing stable transport and logistical chains and monetary and financial channels for interaction. They also praised the prospects for expanding partnership in peaceful uses of atomic energy. ✅ The Foreign Ministers noted the importance of fighting neocolonial practices and the need to concentrate efforts on strengthening the multi-polar architecture of interstate relations and on helping countries in the Global South to uphold their political sovereignty. It was emphasised that creating a global economic system based on the principles of equality and justice was a priority. ✅ They reaffirmed their countries’ intentionto build up cooperation at international venues, primarily the #UN, the #SCO, #BRICS, and the #G20. They also compared notes on approaches to the situation in Afghanistan and Ukraine, the Middle East crisis, and efforts to create a security architecture in the Indo-Pacific region. 🤝 The Ministers agreed to continue trust-based dialogue at all levels. #RussiaIndia

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Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrov takes part in the Plenary Session of #G20 Summit 📍New Delhi, September 10

🇷🇺 Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov takes part in the first Plenary Session of #G20 Summit 📍 New Delhi, September 9

🇷🇺🇮🇳🤝 On September 6, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey #Lavrovheld talks with his Indian counterpart Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on the sidelines of the 18th East Asia Summit in Jakarta. The ministers exchanged views on the most pressing issues of bilateral relations and international issues. They discussed practical steps for the further development of trade, economic and energy cooperation, and cooperation in transport and in financial matters. A mutual desire to increase coordination in multilateral formats, primarily at #UN, as well as within #SCO, #BRICS and #G20, was emphasised. #RussiaIndia#DruzhbaDosti

🗓 On June 28, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrovmet with the Ambassadors of the #GlobalMajority countries, members of the #G20: Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Türkiye. Current issues on the forum agenda for the Indian presidency was discussed. Special attention was paid to the preparation and holding of the G20 summit in New Delhi on September 9-10, 2023. The participants of the meeting also emphasised the need to depoliticise the negotiations process and activity of this association, as well as to focus its discussions on the social and economic challenges and needs of the Global South. Among the key areas of efforts are the democratisation of global management and the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. The importance of boosting the role of the dynamically developing economies in trade, industrial and financial institutions was also noted. Russia confirmed its support of the Indian presidency in the G20 and analysed the destructive impact of the illegitimate sanctions on international development prospects, as well as on food and energy security. The Minister shared his view of the Western states’ pressure on the developing countries in the attempts to involve them in certain formats “of mutual interest,” reckless plans of global settlement according to Western templates, boosting the delivery of weapons to the Kiev regime, extending the armed conflict in Ukraine and isolating Russia.

🇷🇺🇨🇳 On May 4, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrovmet with Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China Qin Gang on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s Foreign Ministers’ Council meeting in the state of Goa, India. The two Ministers praised Russian-Chinese relations for the momentum they have gained against the backdrop of growing geopolitical instability. The two officials exchanged views on the current state of and prospects for developing the #SCO, welcoming the collective efforts by its member states to ensure peace and security in Eurasia. They also mentioned the SCO’s growing prestige in international affairs and its key role in the regional security architecture. During the meeting, Sergey Lavrov and Qin Gang reaffirmed their mutual commitment to stepping up coordination efforts within the #UN, the #SCO, #BRICS, #RIC, #G20 and other key international organisations and dialogue mechanisms. They discussed several hot topics, including efforts to promote a peace settlement in the Ukraine crisis. The meeting also included a confidential exchange of views on the latest international matters with a focus on the developments in the Asia-Pacific Region considering the fact that extra-regional actors have been increasingly active in seeking to set up various exclusive blocs and formats that undermine the ASEAN-centric security and stability framework in the region. The two Ministers share the view that modern neo-colonialist practices are unacceptable and have a destructive effect on most countries around the world and international relations in general. Read in full #RussiaChina

🇷🇺🇮🇳 On May 4, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with Minister of External Affairs of the Republic of India Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar as part of his visit to Goa, #India, to participate in a meeting of the #SCO foreign ministers. The Ministers exchanged views on the main issues of bilateral relations, including the schedule of upcoming contacts, as well as current issues on the global and regional agenda. The Ministers praised the dynamics of cooperation in key areas of the specially privileged strategic partnership between our countries. The Parties reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening coordination activities to develop common approaches as part of interaction at the most important international platforms, including the #SCO, #BRICS, the #UN and the #G20. The Ministers agreed to continue down the path of building a fair multipolar system of interstate relations. #RussiaIndia#DruzhbaDosti