JAKARTA - Moscow will soon send invitations to leaders of Southeast Asian countries to participate in the Russia-ASEAN Summit in Kazan, which will take place on June 17-19, said Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov.

"Work will begin soon, and official invitations will be sent. This process will take time, and this is where the organizing committee will play a key role," he told Izvestia, as quoted by TASS (24/4).

The spokesperson further explained that any potential bilateral meetings at the upcoming summit would depend on the progress of preparations, noting that the event was essentially multilateral.

The newspaper noted that Russian President Vladimir Putin had signed a related decree instructing the formation of an organizing committee headed by Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov.

It is known that the upcoming summit will mark the 35th anniversary of relations between Russia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). Russia last hosted the forum in Sochi in 2016.


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