RUSSIA has vowed to continue to play an “important stabilizing role” in the Asia-Pacific and in global affairs despite efforts of some Western countries to isolate the nation.

President Vladimir Putin, according to Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, has considered the Asia-Pacific region as a strategic priority for the rest of the 21st century and would continue to maintain ties with majority of states in the region as well as in the entire Asia.

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