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Russia considers ASEAN member countries as key partners on security in Asia Pacific - defense minister

MOSCOW, April 26. /TASS/. Russia considers ASEAN member countries as key partners in ensuring security in the Asia-Pacific, Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu said on Tuesday. "The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is one of the most successful regional organization, the ‘core’ of integrational processes in the Asia Pacific," Shoigu told a session of the defense ministers of ASEAN and Russia. He reminded that under the auspices of ASEAN, several successful mechanisms have been created, such as East Asia Summit, Regional Forum, ADMM-Plus (ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting). "Developing cooperation in different formats with ASEAN member countries is one of our priorities. ASEAN is among Russia’s key partners on forming an architecture of equal and indivisible security and sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific," the defense minister noted. The session of the defense ministers of ASEAN and Russia is held before the Russia-ASEAN summit on May 19-20 in Sochi. Read more

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