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Myanmar’s president to attend ASEAN-Russia summit in Sochi

Cooperation between Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will help maintain peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region, said Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Nguyen Thanh Son.

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“I am deeply convinced that that this jubilee summit will promote further strengthening of multifaceted cooperation between ASEAN and Russian Federation and pave the way for strategic partnership between the two sides”, the Thai foreign minister said.

During his stay in Sochi, President U Htin Kyaw is expected to meet the Russian leadership on the sidelines of the event and touch upon promotion of bilateral relations.

“We. certainly will welcome all of the proposals from our member countries and we would take a careful look at all of the project proposals to see if they are feasible and if we are financially competent to finance all these projects”. “We have agreed to widen contacts between (the) defence ministries and security agencies”, Mr Putin said at a joint briefing with Mr Joko.

Details of the deal, signed by Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Indonesia’s Joko Widodo, were not immediately available.

“I also noticed a decrease in the value of Russian investment in Indonesia”, Jokowi said to Putin, as quoted by his PR team on Wednesday local time.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has hailed the mechanism of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank as a complement to the current worldwide financial structure.

“Our companies Zarubezhneft, Rosneft have specific, serious large-scale projects”.

“Last year, the Indonesian side imposed a 30-day visa-free regime for Russians”.

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Two countries are also looking to simplify their visa procedures and have also agreed to a united stance against terrorism.

Russia and Indonesia signs an agreement of mutual coorporation in all aspects