Kinumpirma ng Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) ang nakatakdang bilateral meeting ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. kay Russian President Vladimir Putin, sa sidelines ng ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit ngayong linggo.
Sa pre-departure briefing sa Malacañang, sinabi ni DFA Asec Dominic Imperial na bahagi ito ng paggunita sa ika-50th anibersaryo ng diplomatic relations ng Pilipinas at Russia.
Ayon kay Imperial, sa gagawing bilateral meeting inaasahang matatalakay ng mga lider ang mga paraan upang higit pang mapalakas ang kooperasyon ng dalawang bansa sa linya ng enerhiya at food security.
“It will cover several other areas when it comes to energy. So, yeah, you did already mention oil, natural gas, including cooperation on nuclear energy. In fact, even going beyond nuclear energy, even the civilian use of nuclear energy might be some of the areas of discussions during this summit and also the bilateral meeting between the President and President Putin.” —Imperial
Tututok din aniya ang pulong sa ilang mahahalagang regional at international issues tulad ng epekto sa seguridad sa enerhiya at pagkain, ng krisis sa Gitnang Silangan.
“And, they will also discuss, among others, some very important regional international issues that both would consider important for the relationship. And, again, I would go back to the impact of the Middle East on energy security and food security, so I think that would be the highlight of this meeting.” —Imperial.
Magiging bahagi rin aniya ng bilateral meeting ang kooperasyon sa pagitan ng Pilpinas at Russia sa larangan ng turismo, edukasyon, kultura, science and technology, at people to people exchanges.
“And also, of course again, we also would like to push support for the ASEAN Framework Agreement on Petroleum Security, also the ASEAN Power Grid. So those already existing mechanisms that we have, those might as well would be discussed, getting support for those for us to be able to continue with our purpose to be able to become resilient.” —Imperial.
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