Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit the Philippines after being invited by President Rodrigo Duterte.
This was what Russian Ambassador to the Philippines Igor Khovaev said yesterday in the news forum “In Focus.”
Khovaev said this was Putin’s first time traveling the country.
“President Duterte officially invited President Putin to visit the Philippines,” said Khovaev.
But Khovaev declined to provide further details on Putin’s upcoming visit to the Philippines.
Aside from Putin’s acceptance of the invitation, he also thanked Duterte.
“The invitation of President Duterte was accepted by President Putin with gratitude,” Khovaev said.
Khovaev hopes the visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Philippines will happen soon.
Duterte has visited Russia twice since becoming President in 2016.
Duterte visits Russia, reporter told he was ‘unkempt’ for wearing loose tie
Czech journalist Pavel Vondra posted a photo of the Duterte and Medvedev showing the President’s loose tie and open collar. Vondra also included some comments of Russian netizens over Duterte’s fashion choice.
“Rodrigo #Duterte showed up a bit unkempt for the meeting with the Russian PM Medvedev in Moscow and the Russian internet is having a blast: “Did he drink all night?”, “Did he just leave the pub?” “Do Filipinos know what a (state visit) protocol is?” people ask,” Vondra said in a tweet.
Even Filipino netizens criticized Duterte’s look. Read the full story here.