MANILA, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- The Philippines and Russia are working on a security agreement that both countries hope to sign during President Rodrigo Duterte's visit to Russia in spring, a government statement said on Friday.
The statement said the Philippine leader met with Russia's Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev, the top security adviser of Russian President Vladimir Putin, in Duterte's home city of Davao on Thursday to thresh out details of the security arrangement that will include military intelligence swapping and maritime law enforcement.
"The bilateral talks discussed future government-to-governmnent cooperation in the fields of security and intelligence, defense and military, law enforcement, terrorism and transnational crime, anti-illegal drugs work plan and maritime law enforcement," the statement read.
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