Russia wants to strengthen relations with Asean members, reports Vietnam News


HANOI/MOSCOW, Jan 25 (Bernama): Russia sees good prospect in further deepening the win-win partnership with all members of the Association South-East Asian Nations (Asean), including Vietnam, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in a written reply to queries by Vietnam News Agency's (VNA) correspondents on the country's diplomatic orientations in 2022.

Russia will focus on optimising the cooperation potential in politics, security, economy, trade, science and technology, and hopes to strengthen collaboration with Asean countries in culture, humanitarian activities and resume tourism activities after two years of interruption due to COVID-19 impacts, he stated.

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