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Philippines: is it possible a purchase of aircraft from Russia?

Neither the president nor the foreign minister exclude the eventuality

Today the Philippine Foreign Minister Alan Peter Cayetano during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov said that the Philippine government will continue in its project to buy arms from Russia "despite possible US sanctions". An extensive program carried out by Rodrigo Duterte to modernize the armed forces of the island state of Southeast Asia, which has a very important strategic position...

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Manila, Philippines, 08/02/2018 14:59
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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