Russia open to cooperation with Asian nations - Medvedev

HANOI. October 30. KAZINFORM Russia is open to cooperation with the Asian countries, President Dmitry Medvedev told the Russia-ASEAN summit in Vietnam. Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

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The second summit between Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is being held in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi.

"The successful construction of an Asian-Pacific house meets the interests of all countries and meets their hopes for a peaceful and creative life," Medvedev said.

"I would like to reiterate that Russia is open to such cooperation," he added.

The previous Russia-ASEAN summit was held in Malaysia in 2006. Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru