🇷🇺🇵🇭 President of Russia Vladimir Putin and President of the Philippines Ferdinand Marcos Jr. held a meeting ahead of the #RussiaASEAN Summit (Kazan, June 17, 2026)

💬 Vladimir Putin: Welcome to Russia, to Kazan. As far as I know, this is your first visit to Russia.

The Philippines is chairing ASEAN in 2026, and we are especially pleased that during your term of office ASEAN marks the 35th anniversary of our country’s relations with the Association.

The anniversary Summit is an important milestone in the development of Russia’s strategic partnership with ASEAN.

☝️ Tomorrow, you and I will co-chair the Summit’s Plenary Session and sum up its outcomes at a joint press conference.

First of all, however, I would like once again to congratulate you, Mr President, and the entire Filipino people on Independence Day, which you celebrated on June 12. It is symbolic that Russia also marks its national holiday – Russia Day – on June 12. This is a pleasant coincidence.

Moreover, this month marks 50 years of diplomatic relations with the Philippines. In this connection, as we were just talking to each other, we all recalled the visit of your father, Ferdinand Marcos, to Moscow in 1976, which resulted in the adoption of a joint communiqué on the establishment of interstate relations.

I would like to note that, back then, amid the realities of the Cold War, this required political will on the part of the Philippine leadership. Such a balanced and pragmatic approach to international relations is in demand today as well.

🤝 It is clear that we have reached this milestone with a solid accumulated capital of mutually beneficial cooperation, based on good traditions, mutual respect and consideration for each other’s legitimate interests.

In 2025, our trade exceeded half a billion dollars. This is, of course, far from the limit: there are opportunities to increase supplies of both agricultural products and energy resources.

Effective mechanisms of practical cooperation are in place, including the Joint Russia-Philippines Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation.

Mr President, today we have a good opportunity to assess the current state of Russia-Philippines cooperation.

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