MOSCOW (Sputnik), Svetlana Alexandrova — Montejo will lead the Philippine delegation at a summit that Russia is holding with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on May 19-20 in Sochi.
"After his visit to Sochi, Mario Montejo will travel to Moscow to meet with the Russian officials from the Academy of Science and from the ministries related to science and technology sectors to exchange views on the Russian-Philippine cooperation," Sorreta said.
The envoy noted that the recent growth of the Philippine economy is related to the country’s achievements in scientific research.
The Philippines bets big on business and technology innovations through exchanges with Europe and the United States, Sorreta said stressing that he sees the potential in diversifying this partnership.
