JAKARTA -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Thursday appealed to Southeast Asian countries to work together to revive flagging trade with his country, using a forum here to pitch the use of national currencies, rather than dollars, to evade Western sanctions.
International relations
Russia pitches use of local currencies in appeal to ASEAN
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov speaks with his counterparts from ASEAN member countries in Jakarta on July 13. (provided by the Indonesian Foreign Ministry)
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