REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA -- The Russian Federation has launched its mission to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (the ASEAN) in Jakarta on Wednesday.

Russia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov carried out the launch of the establishment in Jakarta's renowned Mulia hotel on Wednesday.

"The launch of our Permanent Mission once again confirms that cooperation with ASEAN is our foreign policy priority as far as the Asia-Pacific region is concerned," he stated during his keynote speech while opening the ceremony.

He believed that it also confirms Russia's commitment to boost dialogue and diplomatic approaches with ASEAN and take the partnership to the strategic level.