Vice-President of the Philippines Jejomar Binay on Saturday visited the Russian flagship of the Black Sea fleet, the RFS Moskva guided-missile cruiser, and promised the sailors a warm welcome any time they return.
The Moskva made a port call on Thursday at the Philippines port of Manila for an official visit and left on Saturday to continue its duty through the Pacific Ocean.
"We are always happy to welcome Russian warships and Russian sailors whenever they enter our ports," Binay was quoted as saying by the information services for the Black Sea Fleet.
This is the second time the Russian warship has visited the Philippines in the past two months.
During the stay, Philippine Navy sailors visited the cruiser and held friendly football and volleyball matches against the Russian sailors.
The RFS Moskva is currently on its way to its home port in Ukraine's Sevastopol. It set off from the port of Vladivostok in Russia's Far East on July 21.
The ship was taking part in Russia's Vostok 2010 military drills jointly with the flagship of the Northern Fleet, the RFS Pyotr Veliky nuclear-powered guided-missile cruiser, and the flagship of the Pacific Fleet, the RFS Varyag guided-missile cruiser.
MOSCOW, July 31 (RIA Novosti)
