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🗓 On October 12, the ASEAN Centre in MGIMO University held its annual international conference “Russia and ASEAN in the Asia-Pacific Region: Dynamics of Cooperation, Regional Processes, and Global Context” in Moscow 🇷🇺. 🔹️This year the conference was devoted to the 5th Anniversary of the ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership. Participants discussed multiple issues relevant to the ASEAN-Russia political, economic and energy cooperation in the context of global turbulence as well as new promising areas for ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership. Cross-platform cooperation between #ASEAN, #EAEU and #SCO was also on the agenda. 🔹️ Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation H.E. Mr. Andrey Rudenko, the #EEC Minister for Integration and Macroeconomics H.E. Mr. Sergey Glazyev and Ambassador of the Russian Federation to ASEAN H.E. Mr. Evgeny Zagaynov among others addressed the meeting. 🔹️The conference has been held within the RISA Convention framework since 2016 and annually brings together, leading world and Russian experts on the Southeast Asia and ASEAN, diplomats, representatives of business and civil society, students and young researchers. @aseancentremgimo

Question: It's no secret that from the very beginning of the special military operation in Ukraine, the United States and its Western allies actively pushed the political leadership in different regions of the world to condemn Russia and join anti-Russian sanctions. But many states chose to remain neutral. Do you think that they will continue their attempts to bring Asian countries to the anti-Russian camp this year? And what can Moscow oppose to this? Answer: The main political and economic nightmare for the West as part of its strategic anti-Russian line - regardless of whether it is implemented against the background of the special military operation or comes from other deep motives - is our dynamically developing relationship with Asia. Russia's opponents didn't succeed in hampering our cooperation with Asian partners in the region in the past and likewise the year 2022, which sorted things out in terms of world politics and economics, including in the context of determining the contours of the future world order, clearly showed that the world is different now and unwilling to follow the "rules of the game" imposed by the West. Positively-minded countries are in no hurry to sign up for new closed "coalitions of like-minded", to throw resources into block schemes, to fuel the geopolitical and geo-economic ambitions of Washington and its allies. These processes are brewed in an intra-Western "cauldron". Let them stay there. The priorities of the Asian countries, and we clearly see this, are others - co-development, the collective struggle against new challenges and threats, the well-being and prosperity of peoples, rather than geopolitical rivalry, the redistribution of markets and relocation of production and logistics chains for their own needs. Western politicians and diplomats travel around the region, persuading our partners to wrap up cooperation programs with Russia, while the countries of the Middle East and South Asia, figuratively speaking, line up to join the #SCO. Clearly and unambiguously make it clear that they are interested in working in a non-toxic space of international cooperation. We see the prospects for expansion of the #BRICS external relations. Not a single area of ​​our cooperation with #ASEAN has slowed down. Moreover, 2022 has been designated the ASEAN-Russia Year of Scientific and Technical Cooperation. We develop contacts in the spheres of economy, energy, security, education, tourism, healthcare, and volunteering. These topics are relevant and clear for everyone. Therefore, we do not need to oppose anything to anyone. #ASEANRussia#RussiaASEAN#ASEAN#SCO#BRICS

📰Article by Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov for Lao media 🇷🇺🇱🇦 “Russia and Laos: 65 Years of Time-Tested Friendship”(November 20, 2025) Full article (Telegraph) ✍️ On October 7, 2025, Russia and Laos marked the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations. Over the past decades, much has changed in our countries and in the world at large. What has remained immutable are the unifying traditions of friendship, mutual assistance, and camaraderie, rooted in the years of the national liberation struggle of the Lao people against French colonialists and American aggressors. *** Key points: • The USSR took active part in the 1954 Geneva Conference, which put an end to French colonial rule in Indochina, and acted as a guarantor of Laos’s neutrality. During the “undeclared war”, extensive material support from the Soviet Union was an important factor in the victory of the Lao patriotic forces. • #RussiaLaos: Today, Russian-Lao cooperation is dynamically advancing in accordance with the spirit and letter of the Treaty on the Principles of Friendly Relations between Russia and the Lao PDR of March 9, 1994, and the Declaration on bilateral Strategic Partnership in the Asia-Pacific Region of October 13, 2011. • We attach great importance to the development of Russian-Lao practical cooperation, the volume of which continues to grow. The primary tasks in this area are the creation of new effective transport and logistics routes, the implementation of large joint investment projects, primarily in the fields of energy, exploration and mining, as well as support for the activities of small and medium-sized businesses. <…> We see good prospects in the project to construct a small modular reactor nuclear power plant in the Lao PDR with the participation of the Rosatom State Corporation. ❗️The strengthening strategic partnership between Russia and Laos allows us to look to the future with hope and optimism. • The priorities for joint work are determined by the leaders of our countries during their intensive and trust-based dialogue. On July 31, 2025, talks were held between President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of the Lao PDR Thongloun Sisoulith during his official visit to Russia. In 2024, two meetings of the Heads of State took place – on May 9 in Moscow and on October 24 on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan. • Our countries’ approaches to a wide range of international issues coincide or are very close. We advocate for the unconditional observance of the principles of the UN Charter in their entirety, fullness, and interconnectedness. We are firmly committed to the formation of a just multipolar world order. • We appreciate the desire of our Lao partners to establish contacts with the leading associations of the World Majority, including #BRICS and the #SCO, to “build bridges” with the #EAEU, and to participate in the processes of creating the Greater Eurasian Partnership and the Eurasian security architecture. • We welcome Laos’s independent foreign policy, including its balanced position in the context of the Ukrainian crisis. Obviously, a lasting settlement of the conflict is only possible through eliminating its root causes • The strengthening strategic partnership between our countries allows us to look to the future with hope and optimism. The 65 years of cooperation is evidence that we can solve the most complex issues for the benefit of our countries and peoples, in the interests of ensuring universal peace and prosperity.

🇺🇳 The Russian Federation completed its Presidency in the United Nations Security Council on July 31. Its packed agenda revolved around three central events, with the first two of them attended by FM Sergey Lavrov. On July 16, we held a high-level open debate titled “Multilateral cooperation in the interest of a more just, democratic and sustainable world order,” which reaffirmed the need to hold detailed discussions dealing with the underpinnings of the emerging multipolar world order, the objective to reinforce a UN-centred system of international relations, as well as the need to carry out a comprehensive review of the root causes of present-day conflicts and to consolidate our efforts in order to overcome them. The fact that the Global Majority tends to distrust the infamous Western concept of a rules-based world order was also mentioned during the debate. On July 17, the Security Council held a quarterly ministerial-level debate on the agenda item titled “The situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question.” During this meeting, participants discussed the situation in the region with all its tension, while placing a special emphasis on the escalating violence in the Arab-Israeli conflict zone for finding ways out of this unprecedented crisis. In addition to this, the UNSC held separate meetings on July 26 and 31 on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and the assassination of the Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. On July 19, the UNSC held a debate (https://russiaun.ru/en/news/190724_vershininunsc) titled “Cooperation between the United Nations and the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (#CSTO), the Commonwealth of Independent States (#CIS), and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (#SCO).” In his remarks, Deputy FM Sergey Vershinin stressed the importance for the UN to work closer with constructive regional organisations. <...> In addition to this, Russia’s UNSC Presidency included all the events as part of the mandate-reporting cycle. 👉 The Middle East bloc included meetings on Lebanon, Syria and Yemen. 👉 The African agenda covered discussions of the situation in West Africa, the Sahara and Sahel region, and the DR Congo. 👉 The council also touched upon peacebuilding efforts in Columbia and the start of deploying the Multinational Security Support Mission in Haiti. 👉 We exchanged views on the activities of the UN Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia and the Cyprus settlement. ❗️The Ukraine crisis remained high on the agenda. On July 9, Western countries convened a Security Council meeting in connection with the tragic incident involving a children’s hospital in Kiev. During the debate, the Russian delegation refuted accusations by its opponents and shared evidence demonstrating that the Ukrainian air defence systems were to blame for the incident. On July 25, Russia initiated a UNSC meeting to discuss the unrelenting flow of Western weapons into Ukraine, which delays a settlement in this conflict and leads to more victims. The Security Council adopted four resolutions in July: ✅ on focusing the CAR arms embargo on illegal armed groups; ✅ extending the mandates for the UN Mission to support the Hodeidah Agreement and the UN Integrated Office in Haiti; ✅ regarding the UN Focal Point on delisting-related matters and re-establishing the Informal Working Group of the Security Council on General UNSC Sanctions Issues. 🇺🇳 Russia went to great lengths to enable the Security Council to be effective and responsive in its work. We encouraged our colleagues within the Council to come up with collective responses when dealing with challenges to peace and security, while seeking guidance from a holistic view of the purposes and principles set forth in the UN Charter and their inter-connected nature.

🎙 Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s remarks and answers to media questions following the meeting of the CSTO Foreign Ministers Council (Almaty, June 21, 2024) 💬 At the meeting of the Foreign Ministers Council of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Murat Nurtleu, we focused on preparations for the CSTO Summit scheduled for November of this year in Astana. <...> During the discussions on the state of affairs in the world, we paid special attention to the agenda related to shaping a Eurasian security architecture that will replace the discredited Euro-Atlantic security arrangements. President of Russia Vladimir Putin focused on this in his remarks at the Foreign Ministry on June 14. <...> In the same Eurasian interaction context, we have agreed to build up cooperation and joint practical projects with the CIS and the SCO. Among other things, there is a shared interest in using these organisations’ potential for more effective anti-terrorist actions. ✔️ In the context of the fight against terrorism and new challenges and threats, we have approved a draft programme to strengthen the Tajik-Afghan border. <...> It will be submitted for approval to the heads of state. ✍️ A document has been signed, which provides an additional impetus to the CSTO’s peacekeeping activities, including in cooperation with the UN peacekeeping operations. This is a very promising line. We see much potential there. We have agreed to step up biosecurity efforts at the Committee of Secretaries of Security Councils and have created a coordination committee on the biological aspects of security. It is currently chaired by the Republic of Kazakhstan. <...> 🇺🇳 On July 19, Russia will chair a UN Security Council meeting in New York on the council’s cooperation with the #CSTO, #CIS and the #SCO. <...> We have invited CSTO Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov to speak at that meeting. Read in full

🇮🇷🇰🇿De nouvelles opportunités pour élargir les relations entre l'Iran et le Kazakhstan Les récentes visites de haut niveau ont consolidé un changement stratégique, transformant des liens diplomatiques de longue date en un partenariat multidimensionnel pratique centré sur les couloirs de transit, la diversification du commerce et la connectivité régionale ✍️Auteur : Samyar Rostami Un observateur politique et chercheur senior en relations internationales ➡️La visite officielle du président iranien Masoud Pezeshkian au Kazakhstan en décembre 2025, aboutissant à 14 nouveaux accords, marque une étape décisive. Les deux nations, liées par des liens historiques et l'absence de différends majeurs, exploitent leurs positions géopolitiques. Pour le Kazakhstan enclavé, l'Iran est une porte d'accès vitale vers l'Asie du Sud et les marchés mondiaux. Pour l'Iran, le Kazakhstan représente un partenaire stable en Asie centrale et un nœud clé des couloirs de transit nord-sud, s'alignant sur les politiques régionalistes des deux pays. Compte tenu des capacités existantes, de la volonté politique et d'une feuille de route commerciale claire, un volume d'échanges bilatéraux de 2 à 3 milliards d'euros est réalisable à court terme ➡️La logistique et le transit constituent la pierre angulaire de ce partenariat. Les deux pays font partie intégrante du Corridor de transport international Nord-Sud (INSTC), avec une feuille de route commune visant à augmenter la capacité à 20 millions de tonnes d'ici 2030. Les projets clés comprennent le développement d'un terminal de transport au port iranien de Shahid Rajaee, la création de parcs industriels communs dans des zones franches et l'établissement de nouvelles liaisons ferroviaires reliant Almaty à Istanbul via Téhéran. Cela transforme l'Iran d'un voisin en une artère essentielle du Kazakhstan vers les ports maritimes. ➡️Au-delà du transit, la coopération s'étend à l'agriculture et à la sécurité alimentaire. Le Kazakhstan, un important producteur de blé, peut fournir des matières premières, tandis que l'Iran offre des aliments transformés et des technologies agricoles. Des projets conjoints de transformation, de stockage et de culture extraterritoriale sont prévus. Les liens économiques s'approfondissent également, avec plus de 600 entreprises iraniennes enregistrées au Kazakhstan et un commerce bilatéral en hausse de 44% au cours des trois premiers trimestres de 2025 pour dépasser les 310 millions d'euros. 🟦Le potentiel est important, mais des obstacles subsistent : une infrastructure logistique sous-développée, l'absence d'un mécanisme bancaire commun et des transferts financiers complexes. Cependant, avec la volonté politique démontrée, la mise en œuvre d'un accord de libre-échange et la modernisation des infrastructures, un volume d'échanges bilatéraux de 2 à 3 milliards d'euros est réalisable à court terme. Ce partenariat est sur le point de devenir un axe central de la connectivité eurasiatique. #BRICS#Coopération économique #Politique internationale #Iran#Kazakhstan#SCO EN SAVOIR PLUS ✅@NewEasternOutlookFR

📢Ambassador of the Russian Federation to #ASEAN H.E. Mr. Evgeny Zagaynov 🇷🇺 on the outcome of the recent 21st ASEAN-Russia Senior Officials' Meeting in Jakarta 🇮🇩, current state of the ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership and joint future plans, ties between ASEAN, EAEU, SCO, and BRICS, as well as recent developments in the Asia-Pacific in his interview to RT. Key points: 🔹The ASEAN-Russia Senior Officials' Meeting provided a good opportunity to take stock of progress achieved in our cooperation and give guidance for future work, as well as to compare notes on the current developments in the region. 🔹 Currently, one of the key tasks is to prepare a new ASEAN-Russia Comprehensive Plan of Action for the next 5-year period, aimed at diversifying our interaction and embracing new spheres of mutual interest. 🔹Under the ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership Financial Fund we are implementingprojectsin various fields such as energy, tourism, digital and creative economy, sustainable agricultural development, wastewater treatment and water management, development of remote areas, and others. An array of educational and training initiatives covers diverse areas ranging from counterterrorism to tourism and international relations. 🔹There is a good basis for synergy between #BRICS and ASEAN, even without a special institutional framework. This synergy would definitely contribute to making our world safer and more just. 🔹Promoting relations with like-minded organizations and fora in Eurasia will benefit #ASEAN, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (#SCO) and the Eurasian Economic Union (#EAEU). This “cross-platform” cooperation is a key element of the concept of the Eurasian security architecture. 🔹 Defending and fostering ASEAN Centrality and unity, its “place at the driver’s seat” is crucial for tackling modern challenges to regional peace and prosperity. ASEAN has the necessary wisdom and strength, and it can always count on the support of Russia in this regard. 🔹A whole network of so-called “minilateral groupings” surrounding Southeast Asia is being sowed. Obviously, their functioning is far from being inclusive and transparent, and such fragmentation of the regional security space inevitably undermines the core principle of ASEAN Centrality. 🔹Against the backdrop of continued militarization of the Asia-Pacific the countries of the region firmly state that they do not want to see Southeast Asia turned into a proxy battleground for competition between external powers. ASEAN should be the epicentrum of growth, not an epicentrum of confrontation. 🔗https://odysee.com/@RT:fd/interview-Evgeny-Zagaynov:f #RussiaASEAN

🗓On April 21, Kazan hosted a meeting of senior officials of Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (#ASEAN) at the level of Deputy Foreign Ministers. The Russian delegation was led by Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko. The event was held under the banner of the 35th anniversary of Russia-ASEAN relations, which is being marked in 2026. The Sides held a detailed discussion on advancing the Russia-ASEAN strategic partnership in the political, economic and humanitarian spheres. Concrete steps were outlined for the further development and diversification of practical cooperation, with an emphasis on launching new joint mechanisms and projects. The Sides also reviewed progress in implementing the 2021-2025 Comprehensive Plan of Action #RussiaASEAN and preparations for a new medium-term programme document. The exchange of views on international and regional issues confirmed the commitment of Russia and ASEAN to strengthening the security architecture in Eurasia and the Asia-Pacific on the basis of openness, equality and respect for international law. The Sides also reaffirmed their readiness to expand cooperation in multilateral formats and to promote closer practical ties between #ASEAN, the #EAEU and the #SCO. #RussiaASEAN

💬 Ministri i Punëve të Jashtme i Federatës Ruse S.V.Lavrov: Rezultati kryesor i samiteve të Organizatës së Bashkëpunimit të Shangait (#SCO) dhe "SCO Plus" është vendosmëria dhe fokusi, pa iu nënshtruar provokimeve, për të mbrojtur të drejtat tona në përputhje të plotë me të drejtën ndërkombëtare, Kartën e OKB-së dhe parimet e sistemit ndërkombëtar monetar, financiar dhe tregtar, të cilat vetë Perëndimi dikur i promovonte. #RregullatTonaKartaeOKB Janë propozuar një numër iniciativash, përfshirë nismat e Presidentit të Republikës Popullore të Kinës Xi Jinping, mbi reformën e qeverisjes globale, zhvillimin e një ekonomie "të gjelbër", bashkëpunimin në fushën e teknologjive moderne, përfshirë inteligjencën artificiale. E gjithë kjo është marrë parasysh dhe do të diskutohet në organet e SCO-së. _____ 💬 Министр иностранных дел Российской Федерации С.В.Лавров: Главный результат саммитов #ШОС и «ШОС плюс» заключается в решимости и нацеленности, не поддаваясь на провокации, отстаивать свои правав полном соответствии с международным правом, Уставом ООН и принципами международной валютно-финансовой, торговой системы, которую и сам Запад в своё время и продвигал. #НашиПравилаУставООН Предложен ряд инициатив, в том числе инициативы Председателя КНР Си Цзиньпина, о реформе глобального управления, развитии «зеленой» экономики, сотрудничестве в сфере современных технологий, включая искусственный интеллект. Это всё взято «на заметку» и будет обсуждаться в органах ШОС.

🇷🇺🇮🇳 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, on an official visit to Russia, held talks in the Grand Kremlin Palace. 💬Vladimir Putin: Mr Prime Minister, this is your first official visit after your reappointment following parliamentary elections. I would like to congratulate you on this once again. Our countries have long-time friendship and good relations that have evolved over the decades. This year, we are marking the 77th Anniversary of diplomatic relations. Today, our relations have the status of a specially privileged strategic partnership. We are in permanent contact, and we prioritise the development of trade and economic ties. Certainly, their development meets the interests of the people of India and the peoples of the Russian Federation. 📈 Last year, our trade soared by 60 percent and even more, by 66 percent; it increased by an additional 20 percent in the first quarter of 2024. 🌐 We cooperate closely on the international arena, including at international organisations, primarily the #UN and such associations as the #SCO and #BRICS. Yesterday, we had an opportunity to discuss virtually all practical issues in an informal setting. I am grateful to you for devoting attention to the most acute issues and for trying to find some options for resolving the Ukraine crisis, primarily by peaceful methods. Mr Prime Minister, we will be delighted to see you in Kazan this autumn at the upcoming BRICS Summit. At the end of my opening remarks, I would like to wish you new successes in facilitating the development of the Indian state. You and I know each other for a long time, and I know that your entire life is devoted to implementing the idea of strengthening the Indian state and improving the life of the people of India. Read in full #RussiaIndia

🇷🇺🇮🇳 President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, on an official visit to Russia, held talks in the Grand Kremlin Palace. 💬Vladimir Putin: Mr Prime Minister, this is your first official visit after your reappointment following parliamentary elections. I would like to congratulate you on this once again. Our countries have long-time friendship and good relations that have evolved over the decades. This year, we are marking the 77th Anniversary of diplomatic relations. Today, our relations have the status of a specially privileged strategic partnership. We are in permanent contact, and we prioritise the development of trade and economic ties. Certainly, their development meets the interests of the people of India and the peoples of the Russian Federation. 📈 Last year, our trade soared by 60 percent and even more, by 66 percent; it increased by an additional 20 percent in the first quarter of 2024. 🌐 We cooperate closely on the international arena, including at international organisations, primarily the #UN and such associations as the #SCO and #BRICS. Yesterday, we had an opportunity to discuss virtually all practical issues in an informal setting. I am grateful to you for devoting attention to the most acute issues and for trying to find some options for resolving the Ukraine crisis, primarily by peaceful methods. Mr Prime Minister, we will be delighted to see you in Kazan this autumn at the upcoming BRICS Summit. At the end of my opening remarks, I would like to wish you new successes in facilitating the development of the Indian state. You and I know each other for a long time, and I know that your entire life is devoted to implementing the idea of strengthening the Indian state and improving the life of the people of India. Read in full #RussiaIndia

🇷🇺🇹🇯 On April 8, 1992 – 3️⃣4️⃣ years ago – diplomatic relations were established between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan. 📃 Since then, our two countries have signed over 200 interstate treaties and agreements covering various fields of bilateral cooperation. The cornerstone documents are the Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Mutual Assistance between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan of May 25, 1993, and the Treaty on Allied Interaction between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tajikistan oriented towards the 21st Century of April 16, 1999. 🤝 Russia and Tajikistan maintain an active political dialogue. The strategic nature of Russian-Tajikistani cooperation is underscored by numerous meetings at the highest and high levels. In October 2025, President Vladimir Putin paid a state visit to Tajikistan. This resulted in the signing of several bilateral documents, including the approval of a joint action plan to increase trade turnover 2.5-fold by 2030. The Leaders met again on December 22 in St Petersburg on the sidelines of the informal summit of CIS heads of state. 📈Russia remains one of Tajikistan’s key trade and economic partners. By the end of 2025, bilateral trade had grown by 24.8 percent, reaching approximately $2.5 billion. For several years running, Russia has held a leading position in terms of direct investment in the republic’s economy. Bilateral cooperation in countering terrorist threats, as well as in the migration, humanitarian, and educational spheres, continues to flourish. In this context, mechanisms for interaction between relevant ministries and agencies are constantly being refined. Our countries also work together effectively within the #CIS, the #CSTO and the #SCO, as well as other integration frameworks. 🎊 We extend our congratulations to our Tajikistani friends and colleagues on this shared anniversary! #RussiaTajikistan