⚡️Statement of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization regarding the Situation around the Islamic Republic of Iran
The Member States of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (#SCO) express serious concern over the developments in the Middle East and the military strikes on the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The SCO Member States consider the use of force as unacceptable and advocate for the resolution of existing differences exclusively by peaceful means, based on dialogue, mutual respect, and taking into account the legitimate interests of all parties, in accordance with the norms of the international law and the principles of the UN Charter.
The SCO Member States underscore the need to ensure sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity of Iran, and call on all parties to exercise restraint and to refrain from actions that could aggravate the situation.
The SCO Member States strongly urge the United Nations and the UN Security Council to take immediate measures to counteract the undermining of international peace and security.
The SCO Member States express sincere condolences to the families of those murdered as a result of the attack and declare their solidarity with and support for the Government and the people of Iran.
2 March, 2026
❗️🥇 Dear friends! Wanted to remind that you still have 1 month to submit your essay and win the main prize in the competition “Integration Experience of ASEAN for the EEU and the EEU Experience for ASEAN”, organized by the ASEAN Centre in MGIMO, Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC) and the ASEAN Moscow Committee.
👨🎓👩🎓Eligible participants are students and young professionals from Russia and #ASEAN (up to 35 years) interested in history and current state of integration in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and ASEAN, promising avenues of the EEU-ASEAN cooperation, issues of the EEU and ASEAN practical functioning and interregional connectivity.
🔗 To learn more about essay requirements please follow the link.
⏰️ The deadline for essay submission - June 30, 2024.
🌐 The working language - English.
🏆Author of the best essay from an ASEAN Member State will be awarded with a trip to Moscow 🇷🇺, the author of the essay from Russia will get a chance to travel to Jakarta 🇮🇩.
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❗️🥇 We invite you to participate in the competition!
The ASEAN Centre in MGIMO, Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC) and the ASEAN Moscow Committee (AMC) are pleased to announce the essay competition“Integration Experience of ASEAN for the EEU and the EEU Experience for ASEAN”.
👨🎓👩🎓Eligible participants are students and young professionals from Russia and #ASEAN (up to 35 years) interested in history and current state of integration in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and ASEAN, promising avenues of the EEU-ASEAN cooperation, issues of the EEU and ASEAN practical functioning and interregional connectivity.
🔗 To learn more about essay requirements please follow the link.
⏰️ The deadline for essay submission - June 30, 2024.
🌐 The working language - English.
🏆Author of the best essay from an ASEAN Member State will be awarded with a trip to Moscow 🇷🇺, the author of the essay from Russia will get a chance to travel to Jakarta 🇮🇩.
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🗓 On November 20, Embassies of Armenia 🇦🇲, Belarus 🇧🇾, Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 and the Russian Permanent Mission to ASEAN 🇷🇺 jointly organized a Food Festival at the ASEAN Headquarters in Jakarta. The event, held as part of the EAEU Days at the ASEAN Secretariat, aimed to highlight the rich and diverse national cuisines of the Eurasian Economic Union Member States.
🔹️The Food Festival was a significant component of the commemoration of the 5th Anniversary of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between #ASEAN and the Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC).
🔹️The festival brought together Secretary-General of ASEAN, Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, and staff of the ASEAN Secretariat, alongside representatives from ASEAN Member States Missions and diplomatic corps in Jakarta.
🍽🍗🤝Attendees had the unique opportunity to indulge in a culinary journey, sampling traditional dishes from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia. The festival not only showcased the gastronomic delights of the EAEU nations but also served as a platform for building connections and promoting mutual understanding.
🗓 On November 20, Member of the Board (Minister) for Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC) Sergey Glaziev and Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn held a meeting as part of the EAEU Days in the ASEAN Headquarters in Jakarta 🇮🇩 to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between #ASEAN and the EEC.
🔹️Diplomats discussed further development of economic cooperation to promote trade and investment, digital transformation, and sustainability in ASEAN and Eurasian Economic Union.
🔹️Ambassadors and senior diplomats of the EAEU Member States based in Jakarta, as well as representatives of the Russian Government, the EEC and the Russia-ASEAN Business Council also took part in the meeting.
❗️🥇 Dear friends! Wanted to remind that you still have 1 month to submit your essay and win the main prize in the competition “Integration Experience of ASEAN for the EEU and the EEU Experience for ASEAN”, organized by the ASEAN Centre in MGIMO, Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC) and the ASEAN Moscow Committee.
👨🎓👩🎓Eligible participants are students and young professionals from Russia and #ASEAN (up to 35 years) interested in history and current state of integration in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and ASEAN, promising avenues of the EEU-ASEAN cooperation, issues of the EEU and ASEAN practical functioning and interregional connectivity.
🔗 To learn more about essay requirements please follow the link.
⏰️ The deadline for essay submission - June 30, 2024.
🌐 The working language - English.
🏆Author of the best essay from an ASEAN Member State will be awarded with a trip to Moscow 🇷🇺, the author of the essay from Russia will get a chance to travel to Jakarta 🇮🇩.
@aseancentremgimo
❗️🥇 We invite you to participate in the competition!
The ASEAN Centre in MGIMO, Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC) and the ASEAN Moscow Committee (AMC) are pleased to announce the essay competition“Integration Experience of ASEAN for the EEU and the EEU Experience for ASEAN”.
👨🎓👩🎓Eligible participants are students and young professionals from Russia and #ASEAN (up to 35 years) interested in history and current state of integration in the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) and ASEAN, promising avenues of the EEU-ASEAN cooperation, issues of the EEU and ASEAN practical functioning and interregional connectivity.
🔗 To learn more about essay requirements please follow the link.
⏰️ The deadline for essay submission - June 30, 2024.
🌐 The working language - English.
🏆Author of the best essay from an ASEAN Member State will be awarded with a trip to Moscow 🇷🇺, the author of the essay from Russia will get a chance to travel to Jakarta 🇮🇩.
@aseancentremgimo
🗓 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.
On November 26-27, Malaysia 🇲🇾 hosted an international business forum "World of Opportunities: Russia-ASEAN", organized by the Roscongress Foundation. Over two days, it gathered more than 350 representatives of political, business, and academic circles, media, and experts.
🔹️As part of the forum the #EAEU - #ASEAN Business Dialogue was held. The Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC) was represented by the Minister for Integration and Macroeconomics Mr. Eldar Alisherov.
"Trade between the EAEU and ASEAN is demonstrating steady growth at double-digit rates, which indicates great potential for the development of a multisectoral dialogue between the two organizations. The business community is the key driver of this process."
🔹️The EEC Minister noted that it is important to study the experience and best practices of the EAEU and ASEAN in such areas as artificial intelligence, green economy, and big data economy.
🗓 On November 26-27, Malaysia 🇲🇾 hosted an international business forum "World of Opportunities: Russia-ASEAN", organized by the Roscongress Foundation. Over two days, it gathered more than 350 representatives of political, business, and academic circles, media, and experts.
🔹️As part of the forum the #EAEU-#ASEAN Business Dialogue was held. The Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC) was represented by the Minister for Integration and Macroeconomics Mr. Eldar Alisherov.
"Trade between the EAEU and ASEAN is demonstrating steady growth at double-digit rates, which indicates great potential for the development of a multisectoral dialogue between the two organizations. The business community is the key driver of this process."
🔹️According to the EEC Minister, joint expert and business platforms of the EAEU and ASEAN allow for direct communication between entrepreneurs, eliminating lack of information and creating a space of trust.
"The key task facing the two organizations today is to create transparent and understandable conditions for interaction between the business communities of our countries."
🔹️The EEC Minister noted that it is important to study the experience and best practices of the EAEU and ASEAN in such areas as artificial intelligence, green economy, and big data economy.
"Entrepreneurs from the countries of the two organizations are actively helping in this, they identify existing limitations and barriers in practice, and also strive to find ways to overcome them. The greatest potential for cooperation between business communities is concentrated in the areas of digitalization, industrial cooperation, food security, transport and logistics, and financial policy."
🔹️The business dialogue was attended by ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Satvinder Singh, Co-Chairman of the Malaysian International Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Sangar Kandasamy, President of the Malaysian Small and Medium Enterprises Association Mr. William Ng, representatives of business and expert circles from the EAEU and ASEAN Member States.
🔹️In Kuala Lumpur, working meetings were also held between EEC Minister Mr. Eldar Alisherov, Chairman of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council Mr. Oudet Souvannavong and Chairman of the ASEAN Business Advisory Council from Malaysia Mr. Nazir Razak. During the talks, the parties discussed the prospects for cooperation between the EAEU and ASEAN business circles and key guidelines for interaction during the Malaysia's Chairmanship in ASEAN in 2025.
📌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.
#EEC#EAEU#ASEAN
📢 The EAEU Days kick-started at the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta 🇮🇩 today.
🔹The EAEU Days are held from 20-24 November 2023 at the ASEAN Headquarters to celebrate the 5th Anniversary of the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between ASEAN and the Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC). The MOU aims to promote economic cooperation and collaboration contributing to trade, investment, and economic expansion between #ASEAN and #EAEU Member States.
🔹 Secretary-General of ASEAN Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, Member of the Board (Minister) for Integration and Macroeconomics of the EEC Sergey Glaziev, Vice Secretary of the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Mr. Fedor Chernitsyn, and Permanent Representative of Indonesia to ASEAN Ambassador M.I. Derry Aman delivered remarks at the opening session of this event.
🔹 The program of the EAEU Days includes Exhibition, Food Festival highling 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".
🔹 Russia 🇷🇺 chairs the Eurasian Economic Union in 2023.
🗓 On August 20-23, representatives of the Eurasian Economic Comission (#EEC) took part in the consultations on the sidelines of the 55th ASEAN Economic Ministers' Meeting held in Semarang, Indonesia 🇮🇩.
🔹️Practical steps to deepen interaction between the #EAEU and the #ASEAN were in the spotlight of the meeting of the EEC representatives with Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community H.E. Mr. Satvinder Singh. The EEC and the ASEAN Secretariat discussed the results of implemention of the Memorandum of Understanding between the EEC and ASEAN on Economic Cooperation, noting the desire to deepen dialogue and mutual interest in studying best integration practices.
🔹️H.E. Mr. Sergei Glazyev, Minister in charge of Integration and Macroeconomics of the EEC addressed the meeting online:
💬"Interaction between EAEU and ASEAN designed to increase trade and economic cooperation between regions. In March, we held a seminar on digital transformation in the EAEU and ASEAN, which attracted the attention of official, business and expert circles in our regions. We intend to start preparing the second face-to-face stage of such a seminar, which could take place in 2024”.
The idea of the face-to-face seminar was supported by Dr. Kao Kim Hourn, ASEAN Secretary General, who also expressed appreciation of the overall level of interaction between the #EAEU and the ASEAN.
Sergei Glazyev noted the joint contribution of the EEC and the ASEAN to implementing the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, as well as the efforts of the two associations to develop contacts through business circles in order to increase trade.
The EEC Minister drew attention to the upward trend in the trade turnover between the EAEU and the ASEAN (it has grown 1.6 times since 2015).
🔹️A number of bilateral meetings between the EEC and representatives of the ASEAN Member States - the Lao PDR 🇱🇦, Indonesia 🇮🇩, Cambodia 🇰🇭 and the Philippines 🇵🇭 took place on the sidelines of the event as well.
🗓 On February 10, the Eurasian Economic Commission hosted a meeting between Andrey Slepnev, #EEC Minister in charge of Trade, and Jose Tavares, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to the Russian Federation.
💬 "The Commission and the Eurasian Economic Union countries assign great importance to promoting mutually beneficial cooperation with the Republic of Indonesia 🇮🇩 that, being one of the largest #ASEAN economies, is also one of our key trading partners in South Asia," noted the EEC Minister in charge of Trade.
👉 According to him, in the first 11 months of last year alone the #EAEU trade turnover with Indonesia grew by 34%. Notably, exports increased by 94% and imports by 11%.
The parties discussed specific steps that should be taken to organize the first round of negotiations on concluding a free trade agreement between the EAEU and Indonesia. Andrey Slepnev and Jose Tavares agreed on the need to move more actively in the indicated direction.
Also, the meeting touched upon the topic of holding the EAEU-Indonesia business dialogue as part of the Eurasian Economic Forum in Sochi 🇷🇺 in May this year. In this regard, EEC Minister in charge of Trade extended an invitation to speak at this event to Zulkifli Hasan, Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia 🇮🇩.
🚩 In May 2022, the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council took a decision to start negotiations on concluding a free trade agreement between the EAEU and Indonesia. In December Andrey Slepnev and Zulkifli Hasan, Minister of Trade of the Republic of Indonesia, announced the start of negotiations. At the moment the parties' negotiator teams are finalizing specific dates for the first round.