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A brief review of a Vietnamese warship's visit to the Philippines
The four-day visit of a Vietnamese patrol vessel to the Philippines began on 4 August. The purpose of this visit is to conduct joint exercises in the waters of the South China Sea. It is worth stressing once again that the water area is one of the most vulnerable zones in the entire geopolitical space. Moreover, it is on its territory that the current stage of the “Great World Game” is being played out.
On the latest international events with Japan’s participation
July of this year saw a multitude of noteworthy events along the line of Japanese foreign policy. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa visited Europe again. She did so ‘again’, as she visited Europe only two and a half months earlier together with her boss, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Discussing a pan-Eurasian security architecture and new agreements on cooperation: results of Sergey Lavrov’s trip to Southeast Asia
The second half of July was marked by an important visit by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to Laos and Malaysia. Here Russia-ASEAN ministerial talks took place, as well as meetings of the foreign ministers of East Asian Summit members (EAS, the annual format of the ASEAN dialogue with external partners), the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF, a less formal platform for discussing the most pressing problems in the Asia-Pacific region) and a number of bilateral meetings.
