Putin hopes that Russia-ASEAN summit in Sochi will bring tangible results

SOCHI, May 20. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he hope the Russia-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) summit in Sochi will bring tangible results. "You will have to sum up the results of joint work in the framework of the partnership between Russia and ASEAN since the last meeting in this format in Hanoi in 2010, discuss the most important issues of our cooperation, establish main landmarks for our future cooperation, exchange opinions on pressing international and regional topics," Putin said at the plenary session of the Russia-ASEAN summit. "Russia assigns great importance to successfully holding the summit. We hope that our work will be meaningful and effective," the Russian president said. Russia-ASEAN summit The Russia-ASEAN summit kicked off in Sochi on Thursday, and it is the biggest international event in Russia in 2016. The summit is held under the slogan "Towards Strategic Partnership for the Sake of the Common Good." The summit is expected to adopt a declaration that will lay the basis for an action plan of Russia-ASEAN cooperation in the political, economic and cultural spheres, as well as in the sphere of security. Russia has been a dialog partner of ASEAN since July 1996. Similar partnership summits are normally held on the territory of member-states and the choice of Sochi as venue for the Russia-ASEAN summit on the partnership’s 20th anniversary is symbolic. Read more