MUTUAL INTERESTS OF RUSSIA AND ASEAN COUNTRIES IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION
The article discusses political significance of the Asia-Pacific region in the 21 <sup>st</sup> century, which contributes increasingly into the peacekeeping, global security and prosperity in the world. The author emphasizes collaboration of Russia and the ASEAN countries in the Asian Pacific Region, which have mutual interests in the political, economic and the global security spheres. It is substantiated a thesis, that in this area Russia and the ASEAN countries have lots of mutual interests and cooperation prospects.