Annual ministerial meeting Russia – ASEAN was held on August 5, 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Annual ministerial meeting Russia – ASEAN was held on August 5, 2015 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The main topic of the discussion was a forthcoming 20th Anniversary of ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership in 2016. The participants agreed to organize an anniversary summit in Russia and to elaborate a conceptual document with strategic vision of Russia-ASEAN long-term relationships. The participants emphasized a need to advance the process of finalizing the Comprehensive Programme of Actions (CPA) to Promote Cooperation between ASEAN and the Russian Federation for 2016-2020 to be adopted by the leaders. The ministers approved declaring 2016 as Russia - ASEAN Cross-Year of Culture.
On the sidelines of the ministerial meeting Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with the business representatives. Sergey Lavrov emphasized that Russia considers Viet Nam – Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) Free Trade Agreement "as a pilot project for further trade liberalization with all ASEAN”. Russian Minister mentioned a regular full-scale business missions to South – East Asia aimed at further deepening business relations between the countries. Russia – ASEAN Business summit to be held in November 2015 in relation to the ASEAN high level events in Kuala Lumpur is also aimed at boosting business cooperation.
Press-release at the official web-site of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia
Statement by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov at the meeting with business representatives