Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Arkady Dvorkovich and Secretary-General of ASEAN Le Luong Minh discussed strengthening the economic ties between Russia and ASEAN
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Arkady Dvorkovich and Secretary-General of ASEAN Le Luong Minh discussed strengthening the economic ties between Russia and ASEAN during their meeting on April 20, 2015.
Le Luong Minh briefed Arkady Dvorkovich on the progress in the ASEAN Community building programme and expressed appreciation for Russia's support to ASEAN in realising this vision.
Arkady Dvorkovich stated that Russia considers ASEAN as an important partner and acknowledged the enormous economic potential to be gained from this partnership. He further informed Secretary-General of ASEAN of the Eurasia Economic Commission's desire to work with ASEAN to increase trade and investment flows between the two regions.
Arkady Dvorkovich and Le Luong Minh exchanged views on a number of regional and international issues of common interest, including the recent developments in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as well as the forthcoming SCO Summit in July 2015 in Ufa, Russia. Arkady Dvorkovich informed Le Luong Minh of Russia's intention to hold an inaugural Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok in August 2015 and extended an invitation for Secretary-General to participate in this event.
ASEAN and Russia will commemorate the 20th Anniversary of their Dialogue Relations in 2016, and the celebrations will include a commemorative ASEAN-Russia Summit.