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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. during his bilateral meeting with Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Federal President of the Federal Republic of Germany, on June 16, 2026. PCO/Facebook
MANILA — The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and Russia will tackle peace, security, and trade, among other issues, during their upcoming commemorative summit, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced on Tuesday evening.
Marcos departed for Kazan on Tuesday 11:55 p.m. for the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit on June 17 to 18, marking the 35th anniversary of the region and Moscow’s relations.
This will be the President’s first official visit to Russia.
"As Chair of ASEAN, the Philippines is committed to ensuring that this commemorative summit produces substantive and forward-looking outcomes that deepen ASEAN's strategic partnership with Russia and contribute in concrete terms to regional peace, stability, and shared prosperity," Marcos said in a video message.
"Our discussions will be anchored in key deliverables across the political, security, economic, and socio-cultural pillars of our partnership, spanning cooperation in peace and security, trade and investment, food and energy security, science and technology, digital transformation, education, tourism, and people-to-people exchanges," he added.
The President noted that the summit "comes at a particularly meaningful moment," as the Philippines and Russia also celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties, which have strengthened across trade, education, culture, agriculture, energy, and science.
"We look forward to building on these foundations and opening new avenues of cooperation for the future," Marcos said.
During his visit, Marcos is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss "concrete areas of mutual interest, particularly energy and food security."
Marcos emphasized that the Philippines will continue to advocate for unity, centrality, and solidarity across ASEAN, while promoting an "open, inclusive, and rules-based regional architecture anchored in international law."
He added that the administration will advance ASEAN’s engagement with Russia and other partners through existing dialogue mechanisms and frameworks.
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