# Russian MFA calls cooperation with ASEAN a foreign policy priority

https://mins.news/en/item/17129

- TASS, 2026-08-08 20:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2170553

> Russia’s Foreign Ministry has described cooperation with ASEAN as a priority of the country’s foreign policy. The ministry said ASEAN is one of the key elements of the regional architecture in the Asia-Pacific region. Its statement highlights the bloc’s central role in the region. The remarks place relations with ASEAN among Moscow’s important regional diplomatic priorities.

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