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LOOK: Russia’s first defense attaché to the Philippines takes office

/ 06:44 PM September 05, 2019

LOOK: Russia’s first defense attaché to the Philippines takes office

Photo from Russian Embassy in the Philippines Facebook page

MANILA, Philippines — Russia’s first military attaché to the Philippines has formally assumed his duties, setting a new milestone for the diplomatic ties of the two countries.

Moscow’s ambassador to Manila Igor Khovaev hosted a welcome reception for Col. Dmitry Nikitin and introduced him to Philippine military officials and defense attachés on September 3, the Russian embassy in Manila said in a Facebook post on Thursday.

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“His Excellency (Khovaev) emphasized that Russia and the Philippines now have a new channel of communication to enhance bilateral defense ties and to contribute to strengthening peace and stability in the whole region,” it said.

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Russia’s presence of such kind for the first time in 40 years of diplomatic relations with the Philippines highlights the results of President Rodrigo Duterte’s so-called independent foreign policy.

Last year, Manila sent Col. Dennis Pastor as its first military attaché to Moscow. /kga

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