Go to the media bankRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. File photoMOSCOW, Oct 8Russia's relations with the states of the Asia-Pacific Region (APR), including Southeast Asia, have noticeably intensified on many fronts as the center of world politics and economics shifts to this region , said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. «Today, the center of world politics and economics is shifting from the Euro-Atlantic to Eurasia and the Asia-Pacific region. Relations with the states of the Asia-Pacific region, including Southeast Asia, have noticeably intensified in many areas,» said Minister in an interview with Argumenty i Fakty newspaper.Russia continues dialogue with the Asia-Pacific region despite the actions of the West, Lavrov said Among the countries that show particular interest in cooperation with the Russian Federation, Lavrov mentioned Vietnam, Indonesia and Myanmar. «Many types of domestic products are supplied to the Vietnamese market, including fertilizers, fuels and lubricants, metals, The implementation of large oil and gas projects continues both in Vietnam and in Russia. By the end of the year, an enterprise for the assembly of domestic GAZ vehicles should reach full capacity,» Lavrov noted. Cooperation with Indonesia is developing in the field of energy and food, the minister added .»In June, President Joko Widodo paid a working visit to Moscow, and in April and August, telephone conversations were organized between the leaders of our two countries. The prospects for cooperation in the fuel and energy sector and ensuring food security were substantively discussed. On the agenda are issues of infrastructure construction, construction of nuclear power plants and non-energy use of nuclear technologies, cooperation in the field of peaceful space. Over the first six months, the trade turnover increased by more than 1.5 times,» Lavrov stressed. He added that, despite the unprecedented pressure from the West, the states of Southeast Asia, with the exception of Singapore, did not impose any restrictions on cooperation with Russia after the start of a special military operation, which is a sign of a successful partnership.
