Moscow, April 22 -- ASEAN and Russia are actively preparing for a commemorative summit marking the 35th anniversary of their relations, heard the 22nd ASEAN-Russia Senior Officials' Meeting (SOM) held in Kazan, Russia, on April 20-21.

​The meeting was attended by deputy foreign ministers and senior officials from the 11 ASEAN member states and Russia. Vietnam's delegation was headed by Deputy Foreign Minister Dang Hoang Giang, who also serves as the head of ASEAN SOM Vietnam.

​Opening the meeting, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko, head of the ASEAN-Russia SOM, reaffirmed that Russia attaches great importance to ASEAN and the ASEAN-Russia Strategic Partnership, and supports a regional architecture with ASEAN at ...