President of Russia will participate in first Summit talks Russia-ASEAN, and as a guest - in first East Asian summit.
Summit Russia-ASEAN will take place first time for the 10-year history of Russian-ASEAN relationships.
Within the frames of political agenda participants of Russia-ASEAN summit will consider such questions as nuclear problem of Korean semi-island, situation in Iraq and Afghanistan, peaceful settlement in Middle East, UNO reforms.
The head of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov informed that "despite of intensive political dialogue, summit will approve Russian interaction in trade-economic sphere and struggle with new threats and challenges".
By results of summit in Kuala-Lumpur joint Declaration will be signed. Complex program of cooperation between Russia and ASEAN for 2005-2015 will be a part of Declaration.
During the visit Putin will meet with premier-ministers of Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand. It is planned to sign agreement about vise-free trips of Russian citizens and Thailand kingdom nationals.
ASEAN consists of 10 countries - Brunei, Vietnam, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Philippines.
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