News Summary

• The two-day meeting is set to consider ways to expand Russia’s “strategic partnership” ASEAN nations include Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, East Timor and Vietnam.
• The summit in Kazan, on the Volga River, marks the 35th anniversary of Russia-ASEAN relations.
• The regional bloc has maintained relations with Moscow as a “dialogue partner” and engaged Russian officials in annual top-level meetings.