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The Russian mission to ASEAN is holding a "Hidden Russia" photo exhibition at the ASEAN Secretariat, in Jakarta. In his remarks, at the opening of the exhibition on Thursday, Russian Ambassador to ASEAN Alexander Ivanov said the photo exhibition was an effort to promote Russian small towns to Southeast Asian tourists. Alexander Ivanov added that the photo exhibition was in line with Russia-ASEAN strategic partnership, especially in the socio-cultural field.

“So, ASEC (ASEAN Secretariat) and CPR (Committee of Permanent Representatives to ASEAN) help me a lot to organize this photo exhibition, which is in line with the ASEAN Russia comprehensive plan of action, especially in its field direction which is devoted to socio-culturalism,” said Alexander Ivanov.

The "Hidden Russia" photo exhibition featured photos taken by Ambassador Alexander Ivanov and his wife during a trip down the Volker River in Russia. The photos show panoramas and attractions of several small towns along the Volker River. The theme of Hidden Russia was taken because foreign tourists visiting Russia mostly only visited the cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg. Even though there are many other interesting cities which are located not far from Moscow. With this exhibition, Alexander Ivanov hopes that foreign tourists, especially Indonesians, will get to know more about other cities in Russia. Hidden Russia photo exhibition held until December 13, 2019. (VOI/AHM)