
South Korea and Singapore have expressed interest in working together with Russia on individual Arctic projects, despite participating in the Western sanctions campaign, as indicated in an article by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on ria.ru.
AI-generated summary
The article was published in the context of ongoing Western sanctions against Russia and the search for alternative partners for Arctic projects.
South Korea and Singapore are showing interest in working together with Russia on individual Arctic projects.
Moscow is open to interaction in the Arctic with all constructively minded foreign states.
MOSCOW, August 31 - RIA Novosti. South Korea and Singapore are showing interest in working together with Russia on individual Arctic projects, despite their participation in the Western sanctions campaign, according to an article by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on the website ria.ru.
“It should also be mentioned that South Korea and Singapore are showing interest in working together with Russia on individual Arctic projects, despite participating in the unfriendly sanctions campaign of the “collective West” against our country,” the minister said in an article for the Arctic.ru portal.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russia will continue negotiations with South Korea and Singapore on Arctic projects in the coming months
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