The Vice Chairman of the State Duma announced good prospects connecting ASEAN, SCO and EAEU

HANOI, October 19. . Russia sees good prospects in connecting the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), which are solving Similar creative topics. This was stated to by Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Sholban Kara-ool, head of the Russian delegation at the 45th General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) taking place in Vientiane.

According to him, maintaining close and confidential communication between parliamentarians helps ensure peace and prosperity in the Asia-Pacific region, strengthens multi-sectoral contacts between Russia and ASEAN, and gradually deepen trade, economic and humanitarian cooperation. “We see good prospects for the integration of ASEAN, SCO and EAEU, which are solving similar innovative problems for the development of our common continent,” noted the Deputy Chairman of the State Duma. – Eurasia”.

Kara-ool added that Russia will try to facilitate this, including by strengthening friendly relations with ASEAN lawmakers in both bilateral and multilateral formats, including AIPA and other regional inter-parliamentary associations, including the Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum. The head of the Russian delegation emphasized: “This is an important communication channel and needs to be maintained open, especially in the context of ongoing political instability.”

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations was founded in 1967 and today unites 10 countries: Brunei, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand and the Philippines. Since the beginning of 2024, the ASEAN Chairmanship will be rotated from Indonesia to Laos, with Malaysia switching to Malaysia. She will assume the duties of President on January 1, 2025.