Russian Mission to ASEAN

#Announcement 🇷🇺🇲🇲 On August 18, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin will hold talks at the Kremlin with President of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar Min Aung Hlaing, who will be on an official visit to Russia. The two Leaders will discuss avenues for deepening Russia-Myanmar cooperation in various areas, as well as topical issues on the international and regional agendas. There are plans to sign several bilateral documents. #RussiaMyanmar

💬 Rosatom State Corporation: 🚢 On August 14, Rosatom’s 7th International Scientific and Educational Expedition – the Icebreaker of Knowledge – has successfully returned to Murmansk. Over ten days, 68 talented school and college students from all federal districts of Russia and 22 countries travelled aboard the nuclear-powered icebreaker 50 Let Pobedy (50 years of #Victory) along the Murmansk – North Pole – Franz Josef Land – Murmansk route. ☝️ The voyage also made history as the 200th expedition by a surface vessel to the North Pole. A real aerospace laboratory became part of the Icebreaker of Knowledge educational programme. During the expedition, the participants worked with scientists to prepare and conduct two unique experiments: launching a radiosonde at the North Pole to help provide communications in remote areas of the Arctic and along Northern Sea Route corridors, and testing the world’s first recoverable stratospheric platform for Arctic monitoring.

🇷🇺 Government of the Russian Federation: On August 14, the 9th meeting of the Russia-Thailand Commission on Bilateral Cooperation was held in Moscow. The Russian delegation was headed by Minister for the Development of the Far East and Arctic Alexey Chekunkov. Thailand was represented by Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs Sihasak Phuangketkeow. 📊 In 2025, bilateral trade grew by 2.3%. Russian exports to Thailand increased by 25%, and rose by another 50% in the first five months of 2026. A solid foundation has been laid for expanding bilateral trade, including exports of energy resources, fertilisers, agricultural products and tourism services. The Sides discussed prospects for expanding cooperation in pharmaceuticals, IT, fintech and the creative industries. Russian developers are already entering the Thai market with cybersecurity and smart-city solutions. They also considered ways to strengthen financial and banking cooperation and develop the infrastructure needed for financial transactions, businesses and investors. The Sides expressed interest in expanding investment cooperation in the Russian Far East. The Minister also discussed launching direct flights from Thailand to Russian cities. 💬 Russia's Minister for the Development of the Far East and Arctic Alexey Chekunkov: Russia and Thailand share common priorities: we can work together to develop technologies and production and promote our products on global markets. Businesses in both countries have a strong interest in cooperation. Good bilateral relations, growing cultural ties and active tourist exchanges provide a solid foundation for further expanding a stable and long-term partnership. 🇷🇺🇹🇭 #RussiaThailand

🇷🇺🇹🇭 On August 14, Foreign Minister of Russia Sergey Lavrov and Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand Sihasak Phuangketkeow held talks in Moscow. The Sides discussed key areas for further developing Russia-Thailand relations. 👉 Sergey Lavrov’s opening remarks The Ministers underscored the importance of expanding cooperation in trade and investment, science and technology, and the humanitarian sphere, as well as strengthening the legal framework of bilateral relations. They had an in-depth exchange of views on international and regional issues, including the situation in the Asia-Pacific, as well as steps to coordinate efforts at multilateral platforms, including #BRICS. #RussiaThailand

🗓 On August 10, Russian delegation took part in the 14th EAS Senior Economic Officials Meeting (#EAS SEOM consultation) in Manila, the Philippines 🇵🇭. 🔹️Participants discussed key regional and global economic challenges, trends and potential directions for tangible cooperation. 🔹️Russia 🇷🇺shared thoughts on the region's economic development.

🗓 On August 10, the 18th ASEAN-Russia Senior Economic Officials Meeting (#SEOM-Russia consultation) was held in Manila, the Philippines 🇵🇭. 🔹️Participants discussed the preparations for the approval of a new foundational document: the ASEAN-Russia Strategic Programme on Trade and Investment Cooperation 2026-2035. The document will cover new areas of cooperation such as creative economy, digital transformation, customs cooperation, and environmental protection. 🔹️Delegates emphasized Russia's🇷🇺 role in ensuring energy and food security for Southeast Asia amidst the Middle East crisis. 🔹 Both sides expressed support to enhancing the scope of joint projects under the ASEAN-Russia Dialogue Partnership Financial Fund (#ARDPF). Nikita Kondratyev, Director of the Department for Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects at the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia: “Over the past decade, we have increased hydrocarbon supplies to Southeast Asia by 85%. From January to May of this year, shipments of mineral fuels to ASEAN countries rose by another 34%: hard coal by 60%, lignite by 47%, and crude oil by 29%. We have also achieved significant results in the food sector. Over the past decade, meat product shipments to ASEAN have increased fiftyfold. In the first five months of this year alone, Russian beef exports to ASEAN countries rose by 87%.” #ASEANRussia