Alimov spoke about Russia's views on information security

Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Alimov said that Russia’s views in the field of international information security coincide with the approaches of the ASEAN countries.

On the sidelines of the second Global Digital Forum, for the first time, a high-level dialogue on international information security was held with the participation of heads of relevant departments from several ASEAN countries.

Russia and ASEAN agreed to strengthen cooperation at the UN and cooperate in the field of capacity building and public-private partnerships in the field of ICT.

MOSCOW, October 11 - RIA Novosti. Russia’s views in the field of international information security coincide with the approaches of the ASEAN countries, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Alimov told RIA Novosti.

The diplomat said that on the sidelines of the second Global Digital Forum, for the first time, a high-level dialogue on international information security took place - heads of relevant departments from Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia and other ASEAN members arrived in Moscow.

“The meeting showed that Russia’s priorities in the field of international information security largely coincide with the approaches of ASEAN, as well as, in fact, other developing countries. As a result, we agreed to strengthen our interaction at the UN, cooperate in the field of capacity building and public-private partnerships in the use of information and communication technologies,” Alimov said.

He emphasized that the Russia-ASEAN dialogue on issues related to ensuring the security of information and communication technologies is one of the key mechanisms for Russia’s interaction with Southeast Asia in this area.

“Cooperation is of particular importance both for us and for our foreign colleagues, taking into account the fact that the risks accompanying rapid digitalization can only be mitigated jointly. This is what the leaders of our countries agreed on in June at the anniversary Russia-ASEAN summit in Kazan,” the deputy minister noted.