Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Malaysian Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah exchanged congratulatory messages on the occasion of the 55th anniversary of diplomatic relations, the Russian MFA said in a statement on Tuesday.
"The Russian foreign minister in his telegram, in particular, noted that our countries are linked by strong ties of friendship, traditions of respect and trust. The mood for further expansion and deepening of fruitful cooperation in the interests of both states, as well as security, stability and sustainable development in the Asia-Pacific region was confirmed," the ministry pointed out.
As noted in the diplomatic department, the anniversary is planned to coincide with the Day of Malaysia at the ASEAN Center at MGIMO of the Russian MFA, an exhibition of archival documents and photographs, other cultural and educational events. "Our two countries are actively cooperating in the international arena, including within the UN, regional integration associations, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, jointly promoting the strategic partnership Russia - ASEAN," the statement said.
Smolenskaya Square recalled that recent years have been marked by "consistent promotion of Russian-Malaysian ties." "Regular dialogue at the highest and highest levels is maintained. In September 2019, on the margins of the Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with then-Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad. Effective contacts have been established through security councils, parliaments, ministries, departments and organizations," the Russian foreign ministry said. - "In October 2021 and February of this year there were telephone conversations between the foreign ministers. There is a joint Russian-Malaysian commission on economic, scientific, technical and cultural cooperation".
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Based on materials from TASS