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Russia and ASEAN will work together to overcome the impact of the pandemic

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Russia and ASEAN will work together to overcome the impact of the pandemic

Representatives of Russia and countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) agreed to work together to develop recommendations for building further cooperation on overcoming the consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.

This agreement was reached after a joint workshop on "Measures of Russia and ASEAN Countries to Counteract COVID-19 and Restore Economies". The communication took place online. More than one hundred officials, experts, representatives of business and academia and members of the Eurasian Economic Union participated in the talks.

During the communication the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Economic Development Vladimir Ilyichev stated that the parties should make maximum efforts to overcome the consequences of the pandemic in all sectors. He stressed that this can only be achieved by working together.

During the workshop, both sides discussed ways to help recovery in the Russian Federation and ASEAN economies and to assist affected sectors and populations. Representatives from Russia also presented to their partners the best national IT-technologies and services, which were successfully implemented in the country during the pandemic to transfer employees to a remote format. Russian vaccine against coronavirus was of particular interest to colleagues from the Association. ASEAN representatives stated that they are ready to cooperate with the Russian Federation in this field.

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Author: Ksenia Gustova

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