Russia and Multilateral Diplomacy in East Asia

... ‘Third Force’ to Diplomatic Conservatism When Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attended the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in August 2018 it ... ... Putin was planning to take part in the upcoming East Asia Summit (EAS) in Singapore this November. ... ... attended by the heads of state or government of China, Japan, South Korea and Mongolia, is a good example ... ... regional leaders – China, Japan, South Korea and India – before turning to the Korean nuclear problem.... ... both individual countries such as China, India or Indonesia and organizations like the SCO and ASEAN ...