President Marcos is back in Manila after a short trip to Russia, which he described as "very productive."

Marcos and his delegation arrived at 4:02 p.m. at the Villamor Air Base in Pasay City on Friday, June 19, Malacañang said.

In his arrival statement, Marcos said that during his trip, he joined discussions on regional and international developments, participated in a summit that adopted several key outcome documents, and had constructive engagements with organizations.

Marcos also highlighted his "very productive" bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.

"On the margins of the summit, I held a very productive bilateral meeting with President Putin where we reaffirmed the friendship and cooperation between Russia and the Philippines as we look forward to the next 50 years in our relations," the President said.

"We discussed ways to further advance our bilateral partnership across trade and investment, energy security, agriculture, science and technology, education, and people-to-people exchanges," he added.

Marcos flew to Kazan, Russia to serve as the co-chair of the ASEAN-Russia Commemorative Summit, which marked the 35th anniversary of ASEAN-Russia relations.

The Chief Executive said it offered "a timely opportunity" for ASEAN leaders and Putin "to take stock of our partnership and chart a course forward amidst an increasingly complex global environment."

According to Marcos, they were able to exchange views on significant regional and international developments, including the South China Sea and, of course, the situation in the Middle East.

They also tackled ways to strengthen cooperation in areas that directly bear on the stability, resilience, and prosperity of their peoples.

"Our discussions reaffirmed the importance of deepening practical cooperation on shared security challenges such as terrorism, transnational crime, cybercrime, and other non-traditional threats, as well as sustaining ASEAN–Russia engagement across all community pillars through our existing mechanisms," he said.

During his co-chairmanship, they adopted several key outcome documents that will shape the next chapter of Russia and ASEAN strategic partnership.

The documents include:

- The Kazan Declaration 2026: “ASEAN-Russia: Unity in Diversity – 35 Years Together”. This articulates our shared vision for the future.

- The ASEAN–Russia Joint [Statements] on Cultural Cooperation and on Energy Cooperation; and

- The Asia – Oh, sorry, and the ASEAN-Russia Comprehensive Plan of Action 2026-2030, which serves as the principal roadmap for cooperation across the political-security, economic, and socio-cultural pillars over the next five years.

"Our discussions also underscored the growing interconnections of regional processes across Eurasia," Marcos said.

"In this spirit, I had constructive engagements with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and the Eurasian Economic Union including through the Eurasian Economic Commission covering inter-regional dialogue and practical cooperation in trade and investment, energy security, connectivity, agriculture, tourism, and addressing transnational challenges," he added.

The President thanked the government and people of the Russian Federation for their warm hospitality and the successful hosting of this Commemorative Summit.