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ASEAN Countries Show Interest in Russia’s Proposal for New Eurasian Security – Lavrov
ASEAN Countries Show Interest in Russia’s Proposal for New Eurasian Security – Lavrov
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ASEAN countries have expressed interest in Russia’s idea of forming a new security architecture in Eurasia, as they understand that the West is pushing for narrower formats within ASEAN to restrain China and Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a press conference following the ASEAN Summit on Saturday.
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“The West is still pushing for narrower formats with an outspoken goal, it does not hide it — to restrain China and Russia. Our ASEAN partners understand this perfectly well and have shown interest in the initiative of [Russian] President [Vladimir] Putin, which I have already mentioned, of a Eurasian security system that would be indivisible and equal,” Lavrov said at a press conference following the Russia-ASEAN meeting and the ministerial meeting of the East Asia Summit in Laos.The Russian foreign minister noted that the talks touched on the need to work out a single indivisible security system open to all countries on the Eurasian continent, with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Eurasian Economic Union being good examples of such an effort.Russia is concerned about the plans of the United States and South Korea to carry out joint nuclear planning, Minister Lavrov noted.”Another worrying aspect is that the United States has recently concluded an agreement with South Korea on joint nuclear planning,” Lavrov told the press conference, adding that “so far, we cannot even get an explanation of what this [agreement] means, but we have no doubt that it causes additional anxiety.”Russia is trying to ensure that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has full control over the activities of AUKUS in the issue of the deployment of nuclear weapons components in the Asia-Pacific Region, Lavrov pointed out.The Russian foreign minister noted that he will discuss US maneuvers around the Korean Peninsula with his South Korean counterpart, Cho Tae-yul, later in the day in Laos.”The new foreign minister asked for this meeting… I will listen to him, since he has asked for a meeting he probably has something to say. For my part, I will openly convey our assessment of the situation into which Seoul is being dragged deeper and deeper. I am referring first and foremost to American maneuvers around the Korean peninsula with the aim of isolating and punishing the DPRK,” he said.Sergey Lavrov also expressed hope that ASEAN members will recognize the danger lurking in US plans to deploy intermediate- and short-range missiles in the Asia-Pacific region.Minister Lavrov said that Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi informed him about talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Dmitry Kuleba.”Wang Yi told us how his conversations with Kuleba went, and we feel that the Chinese position remains unchanged. The Chinese position, once again, is to focus on root causes [of the Ukraine conflict],” Lavrov noted.
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ASEAN countries have expressed interest in Russia’s idea of forming a new security architecture in Eurasia, as they understand that the West is pushing for narrower formats within ASEAN to restrain China and Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said during a press conference following the ASEAN Summit on Saturday.
The Russian foreign minister noted that the talks touched on the need to work out a single indivisible security system open to all countries on the Eurasian continent, with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Eurasian Economic Union being good examples of such an effort.
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) consists of ten Southeast Asian countries: Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. East Timor is set to become the eleventh ASEAN state in the near future.
“Another worrying aspect is that the United States has recently concluded an agreement with South Korea on joint nuclear planning,” Lavrov told the press conference, adding that “so far, we cannot even get an explanation of what this [agreement] means, but we have no doubt that it causes additional anxiety.”
“The first step was taken when the AUKUS bloc was being created – the US, the UK and Australia – a project to build nuclear-powered submarines. The topic is very risky and requires constant full control by the IAEA, for which the AUKUS members are not quite ready, but we are also trying to ensure that the Atomic Energy Agency uses its powers to the fullest extent, so that there is full transparency. But, so far, we have not been very successful in doing so,” he said at the press conference.
Western countries escalate confrontation by deploying new weapons in the Asia-Pacific region – Lavrov
Russian FM Lavrov’s other key statements at the press conference following the ASEAN Summit:
🔸 Western countries are escalating confrontation in the region, deploying new… pic.twitter.com/QnN7DCFRt0
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) July 27, 2024
“When the United States withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, it began producing land-based missiles that are prohibited by this treaty, and information has already been circulating about their plans to deploy such missiles in Europe and the Asia-Pacific region. I hope that ASEAN countries are well aware of the danger that Washington’s plan poses,” he emphasized.
❗️Russia will not capitulate to Ukraine, all the goals of the special military operation will be achieved – Russian FM Lavrov
China’s foreign minister informed Lavrov about his talks with Ukrainian FM Dmytro Kuleba, but Beijing’s position on Ukraine remains unchanged, according… pic.twitter.com/RGhBeYdYt1
— Sputnik (@SputnikInt) July 27, 2024
“As for the format, the Chinese position is very clearly formulated in their documents – there can be talks about preparing for a conference of some kind, some kind of multilateral event only if the parameters and conditions for convening this event are acceptable to all parties. And only if all available initiatives are put on the agenda. This is a direct refusal to work based only on [Ukrainian President Volodymyr] Zelensky’s peace formula, which is a dead-end, utopian, illusory and will never materialize,” he said.
Kuleba visited China from July 23-26 and, during talks with Wang in Beijing, he said that Ukraine was ready for negotiations with Russia, adding that they must be rational and practical, aimed at achieving a just and lasting peace.
