Kremlin Says It Would Welcome Rubio-Lavrov Contacts at ASEAN Event
- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said ASEAN is the primary way the US engages with the Southeast Asian region during his visit to the Philippines.
- Rubio expressed openness to meeting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the ASEAN event in Manila.
- Rubio's attendance at the ASEAN meeting comes amid US efforts to counter China's regional influence and tensions related to US-China relations.
- Rubio planned to participate in bilateral meetings and discussions with Quad members India, Japan, and Australia while in the region.
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Kremlin says it would welcome Rubio-Lavrov contacts at ASEAN event in Manila
The Kremlin said on Monday that it would welcome contacts between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Manila this week where members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are gathering.
The spokesman for the Russian presidential office said in a statement: "We welcome the possible meeting between Lavrov and Rubio (Russian and US foreign ministers).
Kremlin says it would welcome Rubio-Lavrov contacts at ASEAN event
The Kremlin said on Monday that it would welcome contacts between U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Manila this week where members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations are gathering.
(Hanoi=Yonhap News) Correspondent Park Jin-hyung = Marco Rubio... at the ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting to be held in Manila, Philippines from the 21st to the 23rd
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday he was open to meeting his counterparts from China and Russia this week while in the Philippines, where a meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers is taking place.
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