Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will attend the 18th East Asia Summit to be held in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 7. This was stated by Maria Zakharova, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry. To inform.
According to him, in the framework of the meeting, the Russian side will discuss the difficulties facing the Asia-Pacific Region (APR) today, “against the background of the West’s line on expanding NATO’s geographical area.”
“We aim to draw attention to the risks of worsening the military-political situation in the Asia-Pacific region,” said Zakharova.
According to the Foreign Ministry representative, the North Atlantic Alliance has a new desire: to open the “NATO umbrella” over this region as well.
Before that, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation criticized US steps in the Asia-Pacific region.
Earlier earlier in China warned From the creation of blocs like NATO in Asia.