Russian Ambassador Igor Khovaev told reporters on Tuesday that Moscow wants to have a long-term military cooperation with the Philippines.
“We are not interested to make short-term supplies of arms and weapons. We are interested in long-term cooperation…. The package of our support is comprehensive. We are interested in comprehensive cooperation,” Khovaev said, following President Rodrigo Duterte and Russian President Vladimir Putin’s meeting in Peru last week.
“We are open for cooperation in the military field with all interested partners, of course with full compliance with the international law and development multilateral arms control regimes,” he added.
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