... MGIMO University; Alexander Korolev, Deputy Director of Centre for Comprehensive European and International Studies of Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs at HSE University; Elena Pyltsina, Senior Research Fellow at Centre for Vietnam and ASEAN Studies at Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences; and Victor Sumsky, Chief Research Fellow at Group of the Asia-Pacific Region Problems at Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences took part in the event from the Russian side....
... Russia-DPRK rapprochement is not looked at with suspicions or discontent from Beijing. In the South East Asia this shift has been so far less articulated, but Moscow’s attempts to reach out to ASEAN have had only limited success (for instance, the Russia-ASEAN trade turnout over last couple of years amounted to only USD 20–25 billion). At the same time, Russia has become more supportive of China on the issue of Taiwan.
An important task for the two leaders meeting in Moscow would be to harmonize their respective approaches to North Korea in order not to allow Pyongyang exploiting likely differences in these approaches and to use its main ...
The Russia-China comprehensive strategic partnership of coordination for a new era is currently at an unprecedentedly high level and continues ... ... regional architecture. 2024 will mark the fifth year since the establishment of a strategic partnership between Russia and the ASEAN. Russia actively participates in various activities led by the ASEAN. Thanks to these efforts, we have laid the necessary ...
... countries that built their strategy on preserving the existing order - in the West this is the European Union, in the East - the ASEAN economic bloc. In both cases, the very principle of the organisation of these groups and their philosophy do not allow for ... ... place in the world will be rapid and dramatic - revisionism by its nature does not imply sudden movements. We see how cautious Russia and the United States are about the likelihood of an escalation of their differences in Eastern Europe. China and the United States are also showing serious restraint and skilfully resolve their differences without bringing them into ...
The political trust between China and Russia has been steadily strengthened over the years
The political trust between China and Russia has been steadily strengthened ... ... regional architecture. 2024 will mark the fifth year since the establishment of a strategic partnership between Russia and the ASEAN. Russia actively participates in various activities led by the ASEAN. Thanks to these efforts, we have laid the necessary ...
... east of the Strait of Malacca. As far as this standpoint goes, the central place in the emergent mega-region is assigned to the ASEAN nations rather than the U.S.
Obviously, India will not give up on fostering closer ties with its numerous partners in the ... ... Australia and New Zealand to the south, and this will be the case regardless of developments and the final outcome of the U.S.–China confrontation. This cooperation follows its own logic and has its own dynamics, which are independent of external factors. Therefore, Russia should consider a more open and more empathetic approach to the New Delhi “Indo-Pacific” narrative than the one that ...
... Lissovolik (Lissovolik), Program Director with the Valdai Discussion Club and member of the Russian International Affairs Council, shared his views on these matters with Global... ... responses coming though G20 policy coordination.
GT: How do you feel about the changes in China's role and influence in the G20 over the past few years? What has China's vision... ... for multilateral cooperation this year, a year that you have called "the Year of ASEAN centrality." Can you elaborate on what role ASEAN has played in the G20 and...
... between states in the non-Western part of the world. There should be a greater focus on building international institutions. The Eurasian Economic Union, the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the Russia-India-China grouping, BRICS, and the mechanisms for dialogue and partnership between the Russian Federation and ASEAN, Africa and Latin America need a boost for further development. Russia is capable of playing a leading role in developing a framework ideology for these organizations, harmonizing the interests of partner countries and coordinating on common agendas....
... in relatively inexpensive opportunities to train specialists and engineers in Russia. The idea of
ASEAN centrality
could also facilitate the acceptance of Russia in the Southeast Asian subregion, which forms the core of the Asia-Pacific as a whole. ASEAN’s
sourness
over the recent summit in Washington represents a chance for the Russian Federation to gain a foothold as a third party amidst the U.S.-China rivalry. Taking advantage of Russia’s
observer status
at NAM (Non-Aligned Movement) is also feasible, Moscow could revitalize its participation in a number of regional bodies, not simply taking these gatherings as a chance to get a protocol photo....
... currencies in financial transactions. One of the cases in point was the discussion between China and Saudi Arabia on the possibility of using Chinese Yuan for settlements in lieu... ... targets the use of the respective national currencies of BRICS countries – Rouble (Russia), Rand (South Africa), Real (Brazil), Rupee (India) and Renminbi (China) –... ... there is the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) led by China and the ASEAN economies. In Africa the key integration initiative is the African Continental...
