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Leaders of ASEAN member states to meet with Putin at June summit in Russia
The summit will discuss expanding Russia’s strategic partnership with ASEAN as member states navigate divisions over Moscow’s war in Ukraine.
- ASEAN leaders will convene with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kazan for a commemorative summit scheduled for June 17 to 18, Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro announced Friday.
- Most ASEAN state members voted to support a United Nations General Assembly resolution condemning Russia's Feb. 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine, yet the regional bloc maintains relations with Moscow as a 'dialogue partner'.
- Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos will attend the summit, a government official confirmed, while ASEAN has prohibited Myanmar's leaders from top-level meetings since the 2021 military ouster of Aung San Suu Kyi's government.
- Several ASEAN members, including the Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam, have sought Russian crude oil to secure energy alternatives after fuel prices surged following the February conflict involving Iran.
- Sergey Lavrov and Philippine Foreign Secretary Theresa Lazaro discussed 'the prospects of expanding Russia's strategic partnership' with ASEAN ahead of the summit, though it remains unclear if Singapore's leader will attend.
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Leaders of ASEAN member states to meet with Putin at June summit in Russia
The Philippines' top diplomat says Southeast Asian leaders will hold a commemorative summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia in June.
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The leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN for their initials in English) will hold a commemorative summit next month with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Russia, reported the senior diplomat of the Philippines on Friday.
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