Manila, Sept. 26 -- Russia is eyeing new fields of trade and investment cooperation with the Philippines as these seek to diversify economic relations between the two countries.

"This time, we decided to focus on several sectors including pharmaceuticals and medical equipment; infrastructure mainly airport development, railways. We also decided to learn on deepening cooperation in the power sector, including energy," visiting Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Aleksey Gruzdev said in a press conference on Wednesday co-organized by the Presidential Communications Operations Office, Office of the Global Media Affairs.

Gruzdev said the two-day visit in Manila, from September 24 to 25, also aimed to "diversify trade and economic re...