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The article provides an analytical overview of the measures taken by the countries of Southeast Asia in countering the global epidemic of the coronavirus COVID-19. In his work, the author pointed out not only the factors of the development of the pandemic that unite all the countries of the region, but also the differences in the measures of countering the modern global pandemic associated with the peculiarities of the development of one or another state of Southeast Asia.

The article examines the key role of Vietnam in shaping the situation of stability and security in the conflict area of the South China Sea. It is shown that today it is the Vietnamese policy towards the conflict in the South China Sea, based on the non-use of force and the search for solutions to the most difficult problems on the basis of compromise, concentrates the interests of the majority of ASEAN countries.

The article is devoted to the analysis of the reaction of the ASEAN countries to the events related to the conduct of a special military operation in Ukraine. It is shown that, unlike the Western countries, the ASEAN countries refused to join the anti-Russian sanctions and advocated the preservation of mutual ties and the development of relations.

. The artcle presents a brief analysis of the reacton of the countries of Southeast Asia to Russia's conduct of a special operaton on the territory of Ukraine. The conclusion is made about the lack of unity of the ASEAN countries on this issue and points out the need to intensify Russia's actons in foreign policy contacts with the countries of the Southeast Asian region in order to develop mutual understanding and economic cooperaton.