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🌐 On December 26, the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council Meeting was held in the Leningrad Region. 💬President Putin: I am delighted to welcome you all at the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council Meeting. <...> This year marks the tenth anniversary of signing the Treaty on Establishing the Eurasian Economic Union. In May, Moscow hosted a meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council, dedicated to this anniversary date. Our association has asserted itself as an independent and self-sufficient centre of an emerging multipolar world, and it continues to develop dynamically. The Eurasian Economic Union’s activities help expand trade and investment exchanges, boost business contacts and deepen cooperation ties. Most importantly, integration collaboration brings real benefits to every member of our association. It helps facilitate stable and sustained economic growth in the five member states and in the entire Eurasian region. This improves living standards of our countries’ citizens and their well-being. 🇷🇺 Russia values mutually beneficial multi-faceted cooperation with #EAEU partners, and we are sincerely interested in invigorating joint work to comprehensively strengthen our integration association. I am convinced that all colleagues, who are present here, share this commitment. I therefore hope that our meeting will be productive and truly business-like. Read in full

❗️From April 3 to April 5 the first round of negotiations on a Free Trade Agreement between the Eurasian Economic Union and 🇮🇩 Indonesia was held in Jakarta. 📈📌At year-end 2022, mutual trade between the #EAEU and 🇮🇩 increased by 58% compared to 2021.

Για την συνεργασία της Ευρασιατικής Οικονομικής Ένωσης (#EAEU) στον παραγωγικό τομέα: 🔹Ο Πρόεδρος της Ρωσίας Βλαντίμιρ Πούτιν επισήμανε την ανάγκη ανάπτυξης της βιομηχανικής συνεργασίας και αύξησης των κοινών παραγωγών με τη κοινή μάρκα "Made in EAEU". Το αποτέλεσμα της συνεργασίας έχουν ήδη γίνει πολλές υψηλά τεχνολογικές εφευρέσεις, που παρουσιάστηκαν στην έκθεση "Innoprom. Καζακστάν", η οποία πραγματοποιείται από τις 25 έως τις 27 Σεπτεμβρίου στην Αστάνα. Επί του παρόντος στην EAEU υλοποιούνται πάνω από 150 τέτοια έργα στους 25 τομείς με συνολική αξία να ξεπερνάει 26 τρισ. ρούβλια. 🔸Το τέλος του περασμένου έτους οι επικεφαλής των "πέντε" αποφάσισαν να δημιουργηθεί ένας μηχανισμός χρηματοδότησης βιομηχανικών πρωτοβουλιών από το προϋπολογισμό της Ένωσης. Η βασική προϋπόθεση είναι τουλάχιστον τρεις χώρες πρέπει να συμμετέχουν στα κοινά έργα. Τα κριτήρια επιλογής προγραμματίζονται να εγκριθούν τον Οκτώβριο στη συνεδρίαση του Ευρασιατικού Διακυβερνητικού Συμβουλίου.

🗓May 29 marks the #EAEU Day. 🔹️Since the EAEU’s foundation, its member states have achieved visible results in promoting integration, with the internal market on the rise, steadily growing mutual trade and widened geography of international contacts. ❗️#ASEAN is one of the most important partners for the EAEU. Based on the MoU between the Eurasian Economic Commission and ASEAN and relevant Programme of cooperation the two regional organizations steadfastly promote multifaceted mutually beneficial relations. 🔹️Since 2018 the St.Petersburg International Economic Forum is hosting an annual EAEU-ASEAN Business Dialogue. 🔹️In 2024 the EAEU-ASEAN Business Dialogue was held twice - on the margins of the 27th St.Petersburg International Economic Forum 🇷🇺 in June and the International business forum "World of Opportunities: Russia-ASEAN" in Malaysia 🇲🇾 in November. 🔹️In 2023 the EAEU Days were held at the ASEAN Headquarters in Jakarta. The event included Exhibition, Food Festival highlighting the national cuisines of the EAEU Member States and 2 round tables "Strengething ASEAN-EAEU Ties: the Role of Business Communities" and "EAEU and ASEAN Economic Agenda: Overlapping Interests". 📌The Memorandum of Understanding between the EEC and ASEAN on Economic Cooperation was signed on November 14, 2018 in Singapore. To implement the Memorandum, a Cooperation Program for 2020–2025 was adopted. It covers such areas as customs legislation and law enforcement practice, trade policy, entrepreneurship, technical and antimonopoly regulation, SPS measures, energy, functioning of domestic markets, and others. 🤝The EAEU also pays special attention to strengthening ties with ASEAN Member States on the bilateral basis. Free trade agreement of the EAEU is in force with Vietnam 🇻🇳. The trade talks with Indonesia 🇮🇩 are nearing completion.

🗓 On November 21, Round table “EAEU and ASEAN Economic Agenda: Overlapping Interests” that gathered high-ranking government officials and prominent experts of the #EAEU and #ASEAN Member States, took place at the ASEAN Headquarters in Jakarta 🇮🇩 within the framework of the EAEU Days. Participants discussed: 🔹️The EAEU economic strategy beyond 2025 and areas for international economic cooperation; 🔹️Prospects for economic development of ASEAN and sustainability of its rapid economic growth; 🔹️Accumulated experience of the EAEU-ASEAN inter-institutional interaction and development of further cooperation; 🔹️Points of convergence in the EAEU and ASEAN strategic planning. 👇Watch full video: 🔗https://www.youtube.com/live/ItAnmUin70g?si=jUvnm4lxXbhRW-Sq @aseancentremgimo

🗓 On November 20, Round table "Strengething ASEAN-EAEU Ties: the Role of Business Communities" that gathered high-ranking government officials and representatives of business circles of ASEAN Member States and Russia 🇷🇺, as well as dignitaries from ASEAN institutions, took place in the ASEAN Headquarters in Jakarta 🇮🇩 within the framework of the EAEU Days. Participants discussed: 🔹️Emerging opportunities for cooperation between the #EAEU and #ASEAN in the new economic reality; 🔹️EAEU's and ASEAN's private sector priorities in facilitating economic integration; 🔹️Decarbonization of the EAEU and ASEAN as a pathway to a net-zero future; 🔹️Integrated food security strategy; 🔹️Current digitalization landscape across the EAEU and ASEAN. 👇Watch full video: 🔗https://www.youtube.com/live/Lh1q3l_fs8g?si=ckE1eCzbu81O0Mzn

🎙Member of the Board (Minister) for Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission Sergey Glaziev: 💬Cooperation between the Eurasian Economic Union (#EAEU) and #ASEAN has seen record double-digit growth rates this year, and is expected to continue further at this impressive rate. Read the full interview:👇 🔗https://sputnikglobe.com/20231121/switch-to-payments-in-digital-national-currencies-may-accelerate-dedollarization---russian-minister-1115099284.html

📢On 14 November 2018 ASEAN-Russia relations were elevated to a Strategic Partnership. In his article "ASEAN-Russia: Strengthening ties and exploring new horizons" Russian Ambassador to ASEAN H.E. Mr. Evgeny Zagaynov 🇷🇺 sums up the progress achieved throughout these 5 years. 💬 The platform of our Strategic Partnership has opened new wider opportunities for developing stronger, deeper and mutually beneficial relations and building a peaceful, stable, prosperous and integrated region. This July, the foreign ministers of ASEAN Member States and Russia noted the significant contribution of the ASEAN-Russia relations to the ASEAN integration and community-building process. 🔹️New avenues of collaboration, such as the Consultations of the High Representatives for Security Issues and Dialogue on ICT Security-Related Issues, have become important channels of communication, facilitating cooperation on contemporary security matters. In 2021, we held the first-ever ASEAN-Russia naval exercise. In 2022, the consultations on tourism were elevated to the ministerial level and earlier this year we convened the inaugural ASEAN-Russia Ministerial Meeting on Science, Technology and Innovation. Russia's expertise in digitalization, robotics, quantum technologies and artificial intelligence was shared with ASEAN partners during the ASEAN-Russia Year of Scientific and Technical Cooperation in 2022. 🔹️Since 2018, Russia has tripled its investment in the region, showcasing the growing economic ties. Collaborative projects in such areas as supply chain resilience, digital economy, sustainable development and creative economy are being carried out. 🔹️Given the growing energy demand in Southeast Asia, there is an immense potential for collaboration in this field, including clean energy technologies, nuclear energy and alternative energy sources. 🔹️We successfully continue to implement various educational and personnel-training projects for ASEAN, nurturing expertise and fostering cultural understanding, including programs for law-enforcement experts, epidemiologists, tour operators and other. 🔻Today is also another important anniversary, five years ago, the Memorandum of Understanding between ASEAN and the Eurasian Economic Commission was signed. Developing closer economic interaction between #ASEAN and the #EAEU holds potential for a synergy that can contribute to sustainable development in Asia and provides outstanding opportunities for member states of both organizations. To explore and promote them the EAEU Days will be held at the ASEAN Secretariat next week. 🤝In the increasingly troubled world of today with multidimensional challenges to the maintenance of peace and security, the value of long-term friendship that has withstood the test of time is of the utmost significance. In an era where collaboration and understanding are paramount, the tapestry of our ties woven through history serves as a testament to the enduring partnership between Russia and ASEAN nations. 🔗https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2023/11/14/asean-russia-strengthening-ties-and-exploring-new-horizons.html.

🗓May 29 marks the #EAEU Day. 🔹️Since the EAEU’s foundation, its member states have achieved visible results in promoting integration, with the internal market on the rise, steadily growing mutual trade and widened geography of international contacts. ❗️#ASEAN is one of the most important partners for the EAEU. Based on the MoU between the Eurasian Economic Commission and ASEAN and relevant Programme of cooperation the two regional organizations steadfastly promote multifaceted mutually beneficial relations. 🔹️Since 2018 the St.Petersburg International Economic Forum is hosting an annual EAEU-ASEAN Business Dialogue. 🤝The EAEU also pays special attention to strengthening ties with ASEAN Member States on the bilateral basis. On May 25 on the sidelines of the 2nd Eurasian Economic Forum in Moscow the EAEU-Indonesia 🇮🇩 Business Dialogue was held.

📰 Russia's Ambassador to ASEAN Evgeny Zagaynov’s article “ASEAN–Russia Highway to a Shared Future” (The Antara News, 13 December 2025) 👉 Read in full: (The Antara News) (Telegraph) Key points: 🔹 This month marks 20 years since the first ASEAN–Russia Summit in Kuala Lumpur (13 December 2005), a milestone that set the foundations of today’s partnership. The ASEAN-Russia Joint Declaration on Progressive and Comprehensive Partnership that was adopted on that day defined the main goals and areas of our joint work for the years ahead and shaped the strategic trajectory of cooperation. 🔹 Russia’s engagement with ASEAN-led mechanisms took root in Kuala Lumpur, where President Vladimir Putin participated in the very first East Asia Summit. This paved the way for Russia’s full integration into ASEAN-centred regional architecture. 🔹 Over two decades, ASEAN–Russia relations have proven genuinely multidimensional, driven by mutual respect, shared principles, and practical cooperation across political–security, economic, and socio-cultural pillars. 🔹 The partnership continues to expand, with new mechanisms such as the ASEAN–Russia Consultations of High Representatives for Security Issues and the Dialogue on ICT Security. Russia has also become an ASEAN Digital Partner, and the first Senior Officials Meeting on digital technologies convened in Bangkok. 🔹 ASEAN–Russia trade reached record levels in 2024, growing by 13% despite an unfavourable global environment. 🔹 Cooperation in energy, biosafety, smart cities, and cutting-edge technologies is accelerating. A new MoU between the ASEAN Centre for Energy and Rosatom strengthens collaboration on peaceful nuclear energy, while the ASEAN–Russia Project on Capacity Building on Energy Statistics is underway. 🔹 People-to-people ties and expertise development remain priorities. Russia continues to expand training programmes for ASEAN specialists, with particular focus on youth cooperation. The Russian MGIMO University Master's program "Politics and Economics of the Russia-ASEAN Dialogue Partnership" saw its first graduating class in 2024. 🔹The ASEAN Centre in MGIMO has become the leading hub for expert dialogue, marking its 15th anniversary with a major international conference bringing together diplomats, scholars, analysts, and young researchers to explore new areas of cooperation. 🔹 ASEAN and Russia increasingly coordinate within wider regional and global frameworks, including #SCO, #EAEU, and #BRICS. Shared values and complementary agendas make these platforms natural spaces for deepening synergy. 🔹 Russia consistently supports ASEAN’s strategic autonomy, especially amid growing geopolitical pressures and unilateral tendencies. ASEAN’s independent voice strengthens the broader Global South and contributes to more balanced global governance. 🔹 Looking ahead, Russia and ASEAN reaffirm their commitment to a shared, prosperous future, building on two decades of cooperation and paving the way for deeper partnership in an emerging multipolar world.