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🎉 On August 8, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) marks its 55th anniversary. Today ASEAN is a successful and reputable regional intergovernmental organisation that has become a significant element of the emerging multipolar world order. The development of ties with ASEAN is among the priorities of Russia’s foreign policy on the Asian track. In 2017, the Russian Permanent Mission to ASEAN opened in Jakarta, and in 2018, Russia-ASEAN relations reached the level of strategic partnership. On August 4-5, Sergey Lavrov took part in Russia-ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ meeting, the East Asia Summit and the ASEAN Regional Forum on security in Phnom Penh. 💬 Sergey Lavrov: Despite the current international turbulence, the range of mechanisms for our dialogue is expanding, the level of industry platforms is rising; trade, and economic and humanitarian ties are deepening.