The 14th ASEAN-Russia Joint Cooperation Committee meeting was held in Jakarta on March 16, 2016
From the ASEAN side the meeting was attended by the Permanent Representatives of ASEAN Member States to ASEAN and representatives of the ASEAN Secretariat, from the Russian side - the inter-agency delegation.
Apart from its usual agenda in reviewing the cooperation and exchanging views on the issues of common concern, more attention was also paid to the preparation for the Commemorative Summit on the occasion of the 20th Anniversary of the ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership to be held on 19-20 May 2016 in Sochi, Russia, particularly the elaboration of its final documents as well as efforts to endorse the Russian project proposals to be implemented during the commemorative year, in particular in the areas of biological safety, biotechnology, legal support, maritime environment, universities interactions, youth contacts and others.
The meeting adopted the Draft Guidelines for Appraisal, Approval, Financing and Reporting on ASEAN-Russia Joint Activities and Cooperation Projects Funded by the ASEAN-Russia Federation Dialogue Partnership Financial Fund (ARDPFF) and its annexes.
Press-release at the official ASEAN web-site