{"id":20674,"date":"2026-07-22T10:45:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T05:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=20674"},"modified":"2026-07-22T10:45:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T05:00:22","slug":"asean-russia-foreign-ministers-meeting-held-in-manila-lavrov-participates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=20674","title":{"rendered":"<strong>ASEAN\u2013Russia Foreign Ministers\u2019 Meeting Held in Manila, Lavrov Participates<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov participated in the ASEAN\u2013Russia Post-Ministerial Conference held in Pasay City, the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>During the meeting on July 22, 2026, Lavrov joined the foreign ministers and heads of delegations from ASEAN member states for an official group photograph.<\/p>\n<p>According to ASEAN\u2019s official schedule, the ASEAN\u2013Russia meeting was held as part of the ministerial events connected with the 59th ASEAN Foreign Ministers\u2019 Meeting hosted by the Philippines.<\/p>\n<p>Separate meetings with ASEAN dialogue partners, including India, New Zealand, Australia, the European Union, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States, China, Japan and South Korea, were also scheduled for the same day.<\/p>\n<p>The Russian Foreign Ministry had announced that Lavrov would participate in ASEAN-related ministerial meetings in Manila from July 21 to 23.<\/p>\n<p>Russia and ASEAN are marking the 35th anniversary of the establishment of their relations in 2026. 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