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Lavrov to travel to Bali to attend Russia-ASEAN meetings
BALI ISLAND, Indonesia, July 21 (Itar-Tass) - Russian Foreign Minister
Sergei Lavrov will travel to Bali Island on Thursday to attend annual
ASEAN events.
The minister's official program will start on July 22. Lavrov will
take part in the Russia-ASEAN summit. For the first time ever the Russian
side will be present at a ministerial meeting organized within the
framework of the mechanism of East Asian summits as a full-fledged member.
The meeting of Russian and ASEAN foreign ministers is taking place in
the year of the 15th anniversary of establishment of dialogue and
partnership back in 1996, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"We've covered a great route over these years: we elevated our
relations to the highest level," the Ministry emphasized.
"Contacts between Russian agencies concerned and ASEAN structures have
become more intensive. A 'road map' for trade, economic and investment
cooperation is being drafted. A working program of energy cooperation for
2010-2015 is being implemented," the Foreign Minister went on to say.
The Russian and ASEAN ministers will discuss the preparation for
annual high-level ASEAN events that will be held in Bali on November 17-19
this year.
"Russia considers East Asian Summits to be a vital factor in forming a
comprehensive, balanced and open architecture of the Asia-Pacific region
which is commeasurable to contemporary security challenges," the Russian
Foreign Ministry went on to say.
"East Asian Summits can objectively claim to play the role of a
leading playground for strategic dialogue of leaders on regional security.
During the forthcoming meeting the Russian side will confirm its
readiness to actively join joint programs within the framework of sectoral
mechanisms East Asian Summits.
"Involvement in integration processes unfolding in the region will
contribute to attracting the potential of this association to more
effective use of possibilities of the ASEAN member states to cooperate
with China, the United States, India, Japan and the Republic of Korea in
the interests of developing Russia's economy and social and economic
recovery of the Siberia and the Far East," the Russian Foreign Ministry
concluded.
Sergei Lavrov will travel to Bali Island on Thursday to attend annual
ASEAN events.
The minister's official program will start on July 22. Lavrov will
take part in the Russia-ASEAN summit. For the first time ever the Russian
side will be present at a ministerial meeting organized within the
framework of the mechanism of East Asian summits as a full-fledged member.
The meeting of Russian and ASEAN foreign ministers is taking place in
the year of the 15th anniversary of establishment of dialogue and
partnership back in 1996, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"We've covered a great route over these years: we elevated our
relations to the highest level," the Ministry emphasized.
"Contacts between Russian agencies concerned and ASEAN structures have
become more intensive. A 'road map' for trade, economic and investment
cooperation is being drafted. A working program of energy cooperation for
2010-2015 is being implemented," the Foreign Minister went on to say.
The Russian and ASEAN ministers will discuss the preparation for
annual high-level ASEAN events that will be held in Bali on November 17-19
this year.
"Russia considers East Asian Summits to be a vital factor in forming a
comprehensive, balanced and open architecture of the Asia-Pacific region
which is commeasurable to contemporary security challenges," the Russian
Foreign Ministry went on to say.
"East Asian Summits can objectively claim to play the role of a
leading playground for strategic dialogue of leaders on regional security.
During the forthcoming meeting the Russian side will confirm its
readiness to actively join joint programs within the framework of sectoral
mechanisms East Asian Summits.
"Involvement in integration processes unfolding in the region will
contribute to attracting the potential of this association to more
effective use of possibilities of the ASEAN member states to cooperate
with China, the United States, India, Japan and the Republic of Korea in
the interests of developing Russia's economy and social and economic
recovery of the Siberia and the Far East," the Russian Foreign Ministry
concluded.
