Lavrov will head the Russian delegation at the ASEAN summit.
On November 17, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will lead the Russian delegation at the East Asia Summit (EAS) of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Manila, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. "It is planned to discuss with his colleagues the current geopolitical situation in the Asia-Pacific region, as well as the risks to its peaceful and stable development that arise as a result of the West's efforts to consolidate NATO's military-political potential in the Asian space," Zakharova said at a briefing on Wednesday.