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 ... ... 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 ... ... to the initiative. For example, Russia along with Laos is co-chair of the ADMM-Plus Expert Working Group ...