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🗓 On June 19, the #EAEU-ASEAN Business Dialogue was held on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (#SPIEF-2025). 🔹️The business dialogue was attended by the Minister for Integration and Macroeconomics of the Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC) Mr. Eldar Alisherov, ASEAN Deputy Secretary-General Mr. Satvinder Singh, Union Minister of Investment and Foreign Economic Relations of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Kan Zaw🇲🇲, Deputy Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republic Saleumxay Kommasith🇱🇦, Managing Director, Adinin Group of Companies; Chair, ASEAN Business Advisory Council of the Brunei Darussalam Musa Adnin 🇧🇳, General Director, Russian Energy Agency (REA) of the Ministry of Energy of Russia Alexey Kulapin🇷🇺, representatives of business and expert circles from the EAEU and ASEAN Member States. 🔹️The EEC Minister emphasized that it is important for the businesses of the EAEU and ASEAN countries to more actively use the opportunities of digitalization, create data platforms that allow potential partners to find each other, organize business missions, and find new formats for cooperation. Industry dialogue provides good prospects for interaction between the business circles of the EAEU and ASEAN. “The ASEAN Secretariat and the EEC have already taken practical steps. In 2025, a series of industry seminars was launched in such areas as energy, agriculture, customs regulation, intellectual property, e-commerce, competition policy, and transport,” said Eldar Alisherov. “In the future, the EAEU and ASEAN could consider establishing an EAEU-ASEAN dialogue mechanism. It could have a clear business component based on the fact that business is the main beneficiary of trade and economic cooperation,” noted Eldar Alisherov. 🔹️The event was co-organized by the Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC), the Russia-ASEAN Business Council and the Roscongress Foundation. 📌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

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.

🌐 A meeting in the SCO Plus format was held in Astana. Taking part in the meeting were: • the Leaders of #SCO Member States, • the Heads of delegations from SCO observer countries and dialogue partners, • the Heads of international organisations (the #UN, the #EEC, the Islamic Organisation for Food Security, the #CSTO, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, #CICA, and the #CIS); • the guests of Kazakhstan’s Presidency. The Russian delegation attending the meeting includes Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office and Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov, and Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov. The theme of the SCO Plus meeting is Strengthening Multilateral Dialogue – Striving for Sustainable Peace and Development. The agenda includes international and regional issues related to the SCO’s cooperation with invited countries. *** 💬 Vladimir Putin: I believe the growing interest in the work of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation stems from our core values and ideals: a commitment to pursuing a sovereign and independent policy, alongside a collaborative approach with other countries to find collective solutions to global problems. These principles resonate with many around the world. Our association has always emphasised the importance of considering the opinions and perspectives of a broad range of partners, respecting each state’s inalienable right to choose its own development model. It is evident that the SCO is now one of the biggest and most influential regional organisations. As our chairman mentioned, its member countries are home to nearly half of the world’s population, produce about a quarter of the global GDP, and possess substantial intellectual and technological potential, as well as a significant portion of the world’s natural resources. The active participation of the SCO in multilateral cooperation across various fields is particularly crucial in the current challenging international landscape, where fundamental political and economic transformations are taking place. ☝️ The world is becoming genuinely multipolar, with an increasing number of states ready to decisively assert their legitimate rights and interests. New centres of power are emerging, and the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is solidifying its position as one of these key centres. Therefore, the topic we have brought up for discussion is highly relevant: Strengthening Multilateral Dialogue – Striving Towards a Sustainable Peace and Prosperity. This theme encapsulates the core mission of the SCO since its inception in 2001 – fostering an atmosphere of security and trust throughout our shared Eurasian region. In this context, we appreciate the sincere and concrete proposals from SCO member countries for the peaceful resolution of the Ukrainian crisis, a result of the reckless and intrusive policies of the United States and its satellites. As you know, Russia has never refused to negotiate, and is now ready to continue peace talks. It is Ukraine that withdrew from the talks, and it also did so publicly, on direct orders from London – which means Washington was also involved, there is no doubt about it – as Ukrainian officials have admitted bluntly and openly. The Istanbul agreements – we have to give credit to the President of Türkiye, Mr Erdogan, for agreeing to be part of that process as a mediator – are still on the table. They were initialed by Ukraine’s chief negotiator, which means that, to all appearances, Ukraine found them acceptable. These agreements, the Istanbul agreements, remain on the table and can be used as a starting point for further negotiation. The SCO member states coordinate their actions on the international track, including at the United Nations, and their foreign policy approaches are largely in accord or closely aligned.

🗓 On June 6, the #EAEU-ASEAN Business Dialogue was held on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (#SPIEF-2024). 🔹️The event was co-organized by the Eurasian Economic Commission (#EEC), the Russia-ASEAN Business Council and the Roscongress Foundation. 🔹️Participants discussed ways to intensify trade and economic cooperation between ASEAN and the EAEU, the role of supranational and national regulatory measures in the context of the growth of global economy of the countries of the Eurasian region in response to global challenges. They also noted the importance of studying approaches to determining strategic directions for development in the EAEU and ASEAN and exchanging best integration practices. 🔹️H.E. Mr. Sergey Glaziev, EEC Minister for Integration and Macroeconomics noted that the interaction established between the EAEU and ASEAN and with the countries of the region made it possible to effectively cope with current geo-economic challenges and achieve progress in the development of mutually beneficial cooperation. At the same time, he emphasized that the two organizations need to create a new dimension of dialogue, which will allow them to multiply the volume of trade turnover and eliminate existing barriers. 🔹️In his remarks Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN for ASEAN Economic Community H.E. Mr. Satvinder Singh noted that the EAEU is a strategic partner of ASEAN. In his opinion, more attention should be paid to diversifying trade and economic interaction between the parties, deepening the dialogue and exchange of practical experience in the field of innovation, digital transformation and increasing market transparency. 🚩 Since 2018 the St.Petersburg International Economic Forum is hosting an annual EAEU-ASEAN Business Dialogue.

❗️🥇 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