{"id":1448,"date":"2026-06-19T23:30:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T23:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianewscast.com\/2026\/06\/19\/asean-and-russia-agree-to-deepen-cooperation-during-special-summit-in-kazan\/"},"modified":"2026-06-19T23:30:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T23:30:31","slug":"asean-and-russia-agree-to-deepen-cooperation-during-special-summit-in-kazan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asianewscast.com\/?p=1448","title":{"rendered":"ASEAN and Russia Agree to Deepen Cooperation During Special Summit in Kazan"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"td-story-image\" class=\"td-media td-media--story\">\n<div class=\"td-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ASEAN and Russia Agree to Deepen Cooperation During Special Summit in Kazan\" title=\"ASEAN and Russia Agree to Deepen Cooperation During Special Summit in Kazan\" src=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sizes\/td-story-s-1\/thediplomat_2026-06-19-141803.jpg\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"td-caption\">\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin and leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pose for an official photo during the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit in Kazan, Russia, Jun. 18, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><span>Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=1567127294781845&amp;set=pb.100044537672013.-2207520000&amp;type=3\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook\/Bongbong Marcos<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<section id=\"tda-gated-body\" class=\"td-23-story-body td-prose tda-gated tda-gated--locked\" data-pid=\"p310791\">\n<p>The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Russia yesterday pledged to expand trade, energy, and security cooperation, as they met for a special summit in Kazan.<\/p>\n<p>Leaders from 10 of ASEAN\u2019s 11 member states attended the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit, which is intended to marks the 35th anniversary of relations between Russia and the Southeast Asian bloc. A number also held sideline meetings with President Vladimir Putin, who co-chaired the summit with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who currently holds the rotating chairmanship of ASEAN. Due to its exclusion from high-level ASEAN meetings, Myanmar was represented by an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.<\/p>\n<p>In his welcome remarks as co-chair of the summit, Marcos said that the two sides had much to gain from closer cooperation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn an era of deepening geopolitical uncertainty, the value of steady political and security engagement between ASEAN and Russia cannot be overstated,\u201d Marcos said, as per the Philippine news outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmanetwork.com\/news\/topstories\/nation\/991908\/marcos-asean-russia-security-counterterrorism\/story\/\">GMA News Online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must be more deliberate and more ambitious in expanding economic opportunities, improving trade facilitation, deepening investment flows, and connecting our business communities,\u201d Marcos added. \u201cFood and energy security deserve, in particular, attention as these are the foundations on which broader stability rests.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Philippine leader also called for the two sides to expand cooperation to combat transnational threats \u201csuch as terrorism, illicit trafficking, cybercrime, and online scams\u201d and to \u201cstrengthen practical cooperation on maritime security and counterterrorism.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the summit, the two sides <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pna.gov.ph\/articles\/1277599\">adopted<\/a> a number of outcome documents, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/asean.org\/kazan-declaration-2026-asean-russian-federation-unity-in-diversity-35-years-together\/\">Kazan Declaration 2026<\/a>, which pledged to expand cooperation across a host of different fronts, based on a \u201ccommon aspiration\u201d for \u201ca just multipolar world as guided by international law and the principles of the U.N. Charter.\u201d The two sides also adopted the <a href=\"https:\/\/asean.org\/comprehensive-plan-of-action-to-implement-asean-russian-federation-strategic-partnership-2026-2030\/\">ASEAN-Russia Comprehensive Plan of Action 2026-2030<\/a>, which will serve as a \u201cguiding document\u201d for future engagement between the regional bloc and Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at a joint press conference with Putin, Marcos <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pna.gov.ph\/articles\/1277599\">said<\/a> that the documents \u201cprovide a comprehensive roadmap for expanding practical cooperation and delivering tangible results and benefits to our peoples in the years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Putin said that Russia and ASEAN\u2019s member states agreed on the need to deepen economic cooperation, diversify trade, and strengthen food and energy partnerships to address the vulnerabilities exposed by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which created global shortages of fuel and fertilizer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNaturally, we\u2019ll continue to supply our Asian friends with food and energy, which are very high in demand,\u201d Putin said.<\/p>\n<p>He also highlighted Russia\u2019s readiness to cooperate with Southeast Asian governments in developing peaceful nuclear energy programs through the state-owned nuclear corporation Rosatom.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past decade, under Putin\u2019s leadership, Russia has taken steps to expand its economic, political, and security relations with Southeast Asia. This has involved efforts both to build upon the historical influence of the Soviet Union in the region, particularly in Indochina, and to forge new partnerships with rising middle powers such as Malaysia and Indonesia.<\/p>\n<p>As the comments made at yesterday\u2019s summit suggest, the global energy supply crisis has only created further incentives for ASEAN member states to increase their cooperation with Russia. In the Comprehensive Plan of Action for 2026-2030, both sides pledged to \u201cstrengthen cooperation in the use and development of all energy sources\u201d and to \u201cstrengthen cooperation to enhance energy security,\u201d among many other things.<\/p>\n<p>It also underscores the reality that despite their misgivings about the Russian invasion of Ukraine, ASEAN member states have been unwilling to internalize the Western view of Russia as a pariah state. In this sense it was notable that the ASEAN-Russia summit overlapped with a Group of Seven (G-7) meeting in France, where leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eunews.it\/en\/2026\/06\/17\/g7-regains-unity-on-ukraine-new-aid-for-kyiv-and-additional-sanctions-on-moscow\/\">reaffirmed<\/a> their \u201cunwavering support for Ukraine in defending its freedom, sovereignty, and territorial integrity\u201d in its war with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Ian Storey, the author of a <a href=\"https:\/\/bookshop.iseas.edu.sg\/publication\/7964\">recent book<\/a> on Russia\u2019s relations with Southeast Asia in the Putin era, <a href=\"https:\/\/thediplomat.com\/2025\/07\/ian-storey-on-russias-turn-to-southeast-asia\/\">told The Diplomat<\/a> last year that the invasion of Ukraine, and the resulting wall of Western sanctions, had significantly increased Southeast Asia\u2019s importance to Moscow. At the same time, \u201cWestern attempts to portray Russia as an international pariah have clearly failed in Southeast Asia.\u201d He added that most ASEAN member states simply \u201cdon\u2019t want to get embroiled in the disputes of the major powers, especially over an issue in which they do not believe their own interests are directly at stake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All this suggests that, even if one takes the effusive summit statements with a degree of skepticism, most ASEAN member states see every reason to maintain and deepen their relationships with Russia in areas where it can benefit them.<\/p>\n<p>This is true even in the case of Singapore, the only nation to condemn Russia by name for its invasion of Ukraine and impose financial sanctions. In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LawrenceWongST\/status\/2067682855954588112\">post on X<\/a> yesterday relating to his sideline meeting with Putin, Prime Minister Lawrence Wong stated that his country had opposed the Russian invasion \u201cnot because of alignment with any side, but because we believe the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries must be respected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wong <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LawrenceWongST\/status\/2067682972157854119\">added<\/a>, \u201cSingapore values its long-standing ties with Russia and its people, and we will continue to look for opportunities to cooperate in areas of mutual interest.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin and leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) pose for an official photo during the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit in Kazan, Russia, Jun. 18, 2026. 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