A sign of healthy and a much stronger Philippine -Russia
friendship can be seen this coming May, as the Russians committed to send one
of its submarines for the International Fleet Review.
Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Igor Khovaev has confirmed the sending of one
submarine by his country for the Manila sponsored event.
"Yes, for the first time but as partners and
friends. I would be happy to invite you to visit the Russian submarine just to
communicate with the Russian seamen and you will see that all of them are
normal friendly people. So Russians are coming but as friends and
partners," he said.
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| Russian submarine (photo credit to mntfo) |
The vessel would be part of a detachment of Russian
naval ships, said the Russian ambassador.
The International Fleet Review (IFR) in the
Philippine, is to be held in Manila Bay waters near Corregidor and Bataan, is
an international maritime exercise that aims to strengthen mutual trust and
confidence as well as cooperation among navies from around the world.
This is one of the highlights of the Western
Pacific Naval Symposium (WPNS) which the Philippines is hosting for the first
time from May 19 to 21.
BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) will lead the Philippine
Navy (PN) contingent to IFR, this according to Philippine Navy
flag-officer-in-command, Rear Admiral Giovanni Carlo Bacordo.
Atleast 24 navies have signified their
participation in the said event.
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