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Siem Reap (Cambodia), Sep 17 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Russia have emphasised the need to further deepen their bilateral economic relations to quicken their post-Covid-19 pandemic economic recovery, according to a joint statement.The remarks were made on Friday during the 11th ASEAN-Russia Economic Ministers Consultation in northwest Cambodia's Siem Reap province, co-chaired by Cambodian Commerce Minister Pan Sorasak and Vladimir Ilyichev, Russia's Deputy Economic Development Minister.The two-way trade between ASEAN and Russia amounted to $20 billion last year, up 27.3 per cent from 2020, the statement said, adding that the bilateral foreign direct investment (FDI) amounted to $1.7 billion, Xinhua news agency reported.It said Russia is ASEAN's ninth largest trading partner and source of FDI among ASEAN dialogue partners in 2021.The meeting noted that the post-Covid-19 economic recovery remains vulnerable to adverse global economic developments such as rising global food and energy prices that have caused rising global inflation.The meeting "emphasised the need to further deepen ASEAN-Russia bilateral economic relations to promote cooperation in addressing comprehensive post-pandemic recovery, by sustaining open market to navigate the supply chain disruption, reinforcing trade and investment, and supporting safe and seamless mobility," the statement said.Speaking at a press conference at the end of the meeting, Cambodian Ministry of Commerce's Undersecretary of State and Spokesman Penn Sovicheat said the meeting also highlighted the need to strengthen cooperation in digital and sustainable economy, which could play an important role in facilitating trade for post-pandemic recovery.He said the meeting welcomed the progress in the implementation of the ASEAN-Russia Trade and Investment Work Programme 2021-2025."The meeting encouraged ASEAN and Russia to continue implementing the work programme effectively and to focus further on ASEAN-Russia's priority areas of cooperation that are critical to economic integration between the regions and to post-pandemic recovery efforts such as digitalisation, energy transition, green infrastructure and supply chain resilience," Sovicheat added.ASEAN groups Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.Disclaimer: This post has been auto-published from an agency feed without any modifications to the text and has not been reviewed by an editor

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Siem Reap (Cambodia), Sep 17 The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Russia have emphasised the need ... ...