Singapore welcomes Russia's support and active engagement in ASEAN: PM Wong

In bilateral talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday (Jun 18), Prime Minister Lawrence Wong said Singapore welcomes Russia's strong support for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations' (ASEAN) Centrality and its active engagement of ASEAN.

"We look forward to working closely with Russia to identify practical areas for cooperation with ASEAN when we take over as chair of ASEAN next year," added Mr Wong.

Mr Wong was in Kazan, Russia for the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit held on Wednesday and Thursday. The meeting marked the 35th anniversary of ASEAN-Russia relations and the 30th anniversary of the ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership. Read more: https://cna.asia/4g09kBP

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