On the threshold of an ASEAN-Russia summit, Russian President DmitryMedvedev has declared Russian interest in tapping ASEAN potential todevelop its Siberian and Far East economies.
TheRussian leader’s statement was published by International ActivitiesMagazine in Russia on October 28 before he departs for the summitscheduled to take place in Hanoi on October 30.
Medvedev described the upcoming summit as an important contribution to the comprehensive relations between the two sides.
“The effective dialogue partnership system between ASEAN andindividual countries as well as international organisations iscontributing to expanding cooperation and guaranteeing security in Asiaand the Pacific,” emphasised the Russian President.
He was quoted by the Russian magazine as saying that Russia attachedimportance to relations with ASEAN in its external policy and itsrelations with ASEAN members over the past 15 years have constantlydeveloped.
The Russian President pledged strongerrelations with ASEAN, making greater efforts to boost trade, technologyand investment into the grouping’s member economies.
“Economic trade and investment will play a key role in bilateral relations,” he said.
Medvedev was also quoted as saying that the upcoming summit would helpboost bilateral relations in a series of fields, ranging from politicsto economics, trade, transport and communications, energy, science andtechnology, culture, tourism, anti-terrorism and the battle againstorganised crime, responding to emergency situations and establishing aregional security mechanism and cooperation.
Cooperation between Russia and ASEAN benefits all countries,sparking confidence in a successful summit which would bring bilateralrelations to a new height, concluded the Russian President./.
TheRussian leader’s statement was published by International ActivitiesMagazine in Russia on October 28 before he departs for the summitscheduled to take place in Hanoi on October 30.
Medvedev described the upcoming summit as an important contribution to the comprehensive relations between the two sides.
“The effective dialogue partnership system between ASEAN andindividual countries as well as international organisations iscontributing to expanding cooperation and guaranteeing security in Asiaand the Pacific,” emphasised the Russian President.
He was quoted by the Russian magazine as saying that Russia attachedimportance to relations with ASEAN in its external policy and itsrelations with ASEAN members over the past 15 years have constantlydeveloped.
The Russian President pledged strongerrelations with ASEAN, making greater efforts to boost trade, technologyand investment into the grouping’s member economies.
“Economic trade and investment will play a key role in bilateral relations,” he said.
Medvedev was also quoted as saying that the upcoming summit would helpboost bilateral relations in a series of fields, ranging from politicsto economics, trade, transport and communications, energy, science andtechnology, culture, tourism, anti-terrorism and the battle againstorganised crime, responding to emergency situations and establishing aregional security mechanism and cooperation.
Cooperation between Russia and ASEAN benefits all countries,sparking confidence in a successful summit which would bring bilateralrelations to a new height, concluded the Russian President./.
