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The 11^th meeting of the ASEAN-Russia Joint Cooperation Committee (ARJCC) took place on Thursday in Jakarta, Indonesia. Ambassador Dato Hasnudin Hamzah, Permanent Representative of Malaysia to ASEAN, and the Russian ambassador to ASEAN, Mikhail Galuzin, co-chaired the meeting. The commitee discussed the implementation of the ASEAN-Russia Comprehensive Plan of Action (CPA) to promote cooperation in 2005-2015 on the security, economic and social fronts. The committee approved the 2012 Annual Report, the 2013 Action Plan of the ASEAN Center, preparation for the 3^rd ASEAN-Russia Summit, and Summits on Youth Leadership, Business Forum, and Music Festival.