Lavrov presented a nesting doll to the ASEAN Secretary General
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov presented a matryoshka doll to Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Kao Kim Horn, writes TASS. There was also a portrait of the General Secretary on the matryoshka.
“All previous general secretaries [получали такую матрешку]. These are symbols of our cooperation. But with each general secretary they are being made bigger and bigger,” Lavrov said.
The minister also congratulated Kao Kim Horn on taking office as the head of the association, to which he thanked him for the gift and invitation to Russia.
On July 12, Lavrov arrived in Jakarta (Indonesia), where he will take part in ASEAN events. He will stay in the capital until July 14.
Earlier, the minister held a meeting with his colleague from Laos, Salemsay Kommasit, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. The Foreign Ministry also reported on a meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, where the heads of departments discussed bilateral cooperation, interactions at “Aseao-centric platforms”, etc.
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