00:00First of all, I would like to thank Malaysia for their hospitality and wonderful organization of today's event.
00:10I would also like to express my gratitude to Myanmar as the coordinator of the ASEAN-Russia Dialogue
00:17for its efforts to promote our strategic partnership.
00:21This year marks the 80th anniversary of the victory in World War II,
00:25the defeat of Hitler's Germany and Japanese military, in which our country made a decisive contribution,
00:31created conditions for decolonization, including in Asia,
00:35and the subsequent formation in the Asia-Pacific region of modern security and cooperation architecture,
00:42the core of which is your association.
00:45Twenty years ago, the first ASEAN-Russia summit was held here, in the capital of Malaysia.
00:52It not only brought our dialogue to a fundamentally new, higher level, but also strengthened its comprehensive nature.
00:59This is recorded in the declaration adopted as a result of the meeting of leaders.
01:05In 2018, the Russian ASEAN partnership officially received the status of a strategic one.
01:12Today, we can say with confidence that the association is a truly reliable friend and like-minded member of our country.
01:20We are united by our commitment to the development of broad, equal international cooperation,
01:26with the UN Charter in mind, in all its totality and in the interrelationship of its principles.
01:32On our part, we unwaveringly support the central role of the ASEAN-Russia 10 in regional affairs.
01:39Next year, we will mark the 35th anniversary of the Russian-ASEAN relations, which, as I have already said, have gained fundamentally new qualities over the past years.
01:51The ASEAN-Russia partnership contributes to the stability of the Asia-Pacific region, strengthens the cooperation in the field of policy and security and counteracts new threats.
02:03The cooperation in the spheres of economy, energy, agriculture and humanitarian relations has gained positive momentum.
02:11We hope that today's meeting will contribute to the further development of the potential of our dialogue,
02:17to the expansion of its industry agenda, to the launch of new joint mechanisms, especially in the scientific and high-tech sectors.
02:26The solution to these tasks, in particular, is intended to facilitate the adoption of the Russian ASEAN program document for 2026 to 2030.
02:37It proposes to specify the current goals and priorities of cooperation.
02:43We expect a constructive outcome of today's discussions.
02:47Thank you for your attention.
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