00:00Mr. President, dear friends, it is a pleasure to welcome you in Russia, in Kazan.
00:09As far as I know, this is your first visit to Russia.
00:15This year, your country chairs in the ASEAN, and we are happy that during your chairmanship
00:24in the ASEAN, we will celebrate the 38th anniversary of our relationship with the Association.
00:31The commemorative summit is a landmark in the development of the Russia-ASEAN strategic
00:36partnership.
00:37Together, tomorrow, we will co-chair plenary of the summit and present our deliverables
00:44to mass media.
00:46But first of all, I would like once again to congratulate you, distinguished Mr. President,
00:52and all the people of the Philippines on the Independence Day on the 12th of June.
01:01Symbolically, we in Russia also celebrate our national holiday, the day of Russia, on the
01:07same date, the 12th of June.
01:09This is a happy coincidence.
01:12On top of that, this month's diplomatic relationship with the Philippines marked their 50th anniversary.
01:20And in this regard, we have just had a small talk with you, and we all remember the visit
01:28by your father, Ferdinand Marcos, to Moscow in 1976.
01:34Upon this visit, a joint communica on the establishment of interstate relations was adopted.
01:41It is noteworthy that then, amid the Cold War, it required the political will from the Philippine
01:48leadership.
01:48Such well-balanced and pragmatic approach to international affairs is, of course, of high
01:54demand today.
01:56Apparently, we are approaching the present threshold with an immense capital of mutual beneficial
02:03cooperation, underpinned by good traditions of mutual respect and respectful, legitimate
02:08interests of each other.
02:10Last year, bilateral trade exceeded $0.5 billion.
02:14Of course, this is far from the limit, and of course, there is a good potential to enhance
02:21supplies of agriculture and energy resources.
02:28Effective mechanisms of applied cooperation are in place.
02:32This includes the joint Russia-Philippine Commission on Trade and Economic Cooperation.
02:38Today, we have a good opportunity, Mr. President, to evaluate the current state of the Russia-Philippine
02:45cooperation.
02:46Once again, welcome.
02:50Thank you very much, Your Excellency, Mr. President.
02:53First of all, allow me to convey my gratitude for the warm hospitality that your government
02:59and your people have shown to myself and this delegation, and speaking as Chair of ASEAN,
03:05to all of the member states of ASEAN who have come for this very important summit.
03:15It is, as you have mentioned, Mr. President, it is a particularly significant time for us
03:22to be meeting as this is the 50 years celebration of Philippine-Russian ties.
03:27And we welcome the efforts of our respective embassies.
03:33Since last year, they have spearheaded initiatives that celebrated this milestone, and in particular,
03:42the photo exhibition that was held in Moscow, inaugurated and displayed in the foreign ministry
03:51in Moscow.
03:51We hope to continue our regular conduct of political consultations between our foreign ministries.
03:59They provide a very important opportunity to explore further ways of cooperation.
04:06And once again, speaking as Chair of ASEAN, may I personally extend my invitation to Your Excellency
04:13to attend the 21st East Asia Summit, which is scheduled to take place in Manila next November.
04:21The East Asia Summit remains an integral part in maintaining a regional architecture towards our shared goal
04:28of a stable, secure, and prosperous region.
04:32On the trade and investment relationship between our two countries, again, I would like to thank you for the hospitality
04:41and support that was extended to our delegation at the fourth meeting of the Joint Commission on Trade and Economic
04:47Cooperation,
04:48which was held in Moscow last September.
04:51We appreciate the forward-looking exchange on the different structural issues that affect the trade between our two countries.
05:02And as you have mentioned, Your Excellency, there are many potential areas that I think we should – that are
05:12still open to explore.
05:13And I think that the present level of trade, although it is steady, I think that there is a great
05:23deal more that we can do.
05:26We note that during the JCTEC meeting held in Moscow, energy and food security emerged as a mutual – one
05:37of the mutual priorities of both our countries.
05:40And that is why we, again, that B2B component at the sidelines of the JCTEC enabled Philippines and Russia to
05:51establish networks and to explore joint ventures.
05:55We note that the number of memoranda of understanding that were signed during this activity
06:00the JCTC covered cooperation and innovation, retail products, cosmetics, food processing and industrial collaboration.
06:09We note that the Notification of the JCTEC has been donated for its own purpose to generate different opportunities.
06:12We note that there is a lot of changes in our region,
06:16but we do not have any changes to our generation.
06:17We are in the very sensitive migration.
06:17Therefore, even in this situation, we will not be able to move forward with the next generation.
06:20We are familiar with the postgraduate delegation,
06:20We are also familiar with the summit of the last generation of the years.
06:20And we will not be able to move forward with the key part of the past generation.
06:23We are preparing for the new generation
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