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Malay Mail · Malaysia · ASEAN and Putin sign the Kazan Declaration — Marcos co-chairs, Anwar courts Moscow
Carries Anwar's pitch for deeper ASEAN–Russia ties across trade, AI, energy, food security and the halal industry, while insisting dialogue must anchor conflict management — a hedging, non-aligned framing aimed at home and abroad.
“Anwar urged ASEAN and Russia to deepen trade, AI and energy cooperation, stressing dialogue must remain the basis for handling tensions.”