Sunday, October 23, 2016

Russia says it is ready to cooperate with Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte after US snub...

'Formulate your wish list...think of what kind of assistance you expect from Russia'

Russia’s ambassador to the Philippines has said Moscow is ready to discuss an all-encompassing partnership with president Rodrigo Duterte, after he announced his country was “separating” from the United States.

Igor Khovaev confirmed the Russian government was willing to provide diplomatic assistance to the Philippines in “any area, any field of possible cooperation”, adding that the two countries “deserve to know each other much, much better”.

“Formulate your wish list,” Mr Khovaev told Mr Duterte, according to the GMA news agency. “Think of what kind of assistance you expect from Russia and we will be ready to sit down with you and discuss what can and should be done.” Full story...

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