Manila, June 27 -- In line with the ongoing efforts to expand the country's foreign relations, the Philippines and Russian Federation moved closer in strengthening its ties with the successful conclusion of talks between ranking national security officials in Moscow on June 21.
Heading the Philippine inter-agency delegation was National Security Adviser and Director General of the National Security Council (NSC) Secretary Hermogenes C. Esperon Jr. and Secretary Nikolay P. Patrushev of the Security Council of the Russian Federation (SCRF).
"While much had been achieved in past years towards the enhancement of security cooperation between the security and law-enforcement agencies of both countries, more avenues were nonetheless explored, in...