... purchases from Russia, as it has happened with the Project 1241 corvettes. Beyond arms sales, Russia plays a major role in fostering the Vietnamese military capabilities, which are also aimed at countering any threat within the South China Sea.
The Philippines is another country with which Russia has been cooperating in the energy field. In 2019, President Duterte asked Russia to carry out
offshore oil and gas exploration
in what he defines the “West Philippine Sea”, namely the South China Sea, once again placing Moscow at the center ...
On July 18, 2016, RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov and Media and Government Relations Manager Anton Tsvetov received Philippines Ambassador in Moscow Carlos Sorreta and Head of the Embassy Political Section
Luningning
Camoying.
The event participants ... ... Southeast Asia.
Ambassador Sorreta presented his view of the situation, while RIAC representatives offered an assessment of Russia’s interests in relation to hottest issues on the agenda. Also covered were the Middle East and Russia-Europe relations....
... professional competences to economic needs, flexible professional training and retraining systems, and the possibilities of creating a common APEC framework of professional qualifications that could give a boost to quality labour mobility in the region. The Philippines was particularly interested in Russia’s experience in the field of science and technology in education that turned to be a topic of a separate
high-level meeting
.
The pivot towards socioeconomic and humanitarian issues within APEC may be to Russia’s advantage if Russia ...
... affairs experts.
The discussion covered the following key issues:
Can the current Asia Pacific security system be considered stable?
Can existing regional mechanisms guarantee security, or is there a need for new levers?
What are the common interests of Russia and the Philippines in the area of regional security?
Can economic interaction become the common ground for closer bilateral cooperation?
Program
The roundtable results will be used for a series of analytical articles by Russian and Filipino experts on the RIAC ...
On February 24, 2014 RIAC Director General Andrey Kortunov met Ambassador of the Republic of the Philippines to the Russian Federation Alejandro Mosquera.
The Ambassador showed his interest in RIAC Asia-Pacific activities, primarily with respect to the elaboration of proposals on international cooperation for the development of East Siberia and the Far East. Dr. Kortunov ...
