KUALA LUMPUR, July 29 (Bernama-Sputnik) -- Southeast Asian countries see Russia's opportunity to act as a stabilising factor in light of the "brash" actions of external players, including the United States, in the region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Sunday, reported Sputnik.
"They [Southeast Asian countries] see us as, if you will, a balancing and stabilising factor in terms of countering the overly brash actions of extra-regional powers led by the US, which are really pushing their military infrastructure, including strategic weapons, here," Lavrov said at a press conference following his visit to Malaysia.
Lavrov remarked that the possible deployment of US nuclear weapons in Southeast Asia will increase security risks in the region, Lavrov said.
"If this sad and rather risky experience [the deployment of US nuclear weapons in other countries] is brought to Southeast Asia, I think no one will benefit from it, the risks will increase," the minister said following his visit to Malaysia.
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