Arrival Statement by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. from his Participation in the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit

Magandang araw po.

I have just concluded my participation in the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit in Kazan, Russia, where I served as co-chair alongside President Vladimir Putin.

The Summit marked the 35th anniversary of ASEAN-Russia relations and offered a timely opportunity for ASEAN Leaders and President Putin to take stock of our partnership and chart a course forward amidst an increasingly complex global environment.

We exchanged views on significant regional and international developments, including the South China Sea and of course, the situation in the Middle East.

We also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in areas that bear directly on the stability, resilience, and prosperity of our peoples.

Our discussions reaffirmed the importance of deepening practical cooperation on shared security challenges such as terrorism, transnational crime, cybercrime, and other non-traditional threats, as well as sustaining ASEAN–Russia engagement across all community pillars through our existing mechanisms.

The Summit [adopted] several key outcome documents that will shape the next chapter of our Strategic Partnership.

These include:

– The Kazan Declaration 2026: “ASEAN-Russia: Unity in Diversity – 35 Years Together”. This articulates our shared vision for the future.

– The ASEAN–Russia Joint [Statements] on Cultural Cooperation and on Energy Cooperation; and

– The Asia – Oh, sorry, and the ASEAN-Russia Comprehensive Plan of Action 2026-2030, which serves as the principal roadmap for cooperation across the political-security, economic, and socio-cultural pillars over the next five years.

Our discussions also underscored the growing interconnections of regional processes across Eurasia.

In this spirit, I had constructive engagements with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Eurasian Economic Union including through the Eurasian Economic Commission covering inter-regional dialogue and practical cooperation in trade and investment, energy security, connectivity, agriculture, tourism, and addressing transnational challenges.

On the margins of the summit, I held a very productive bilateral meeting with President Putin where we reaffirmed the friendship and cooperation between Russia and the Philippines as we look forward to the next 50 years in our relations.

We discussed ways to further advance our bilateral partnership across trade and investment, energy security, agriculture, science and technology, education, and people-to-people exchanges.

The Philippine delegation and I are grateful to the Government and people of the Russian Federation for their warm hospitality and the successful hosting of this Commemorative Summit.

Maraming salamat po at magandang araw po sa inyong lahat.

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