杜特爾特明年將訪問俄羅斯

The Philippines plans to forge new ties and trade deals with Russia, in the latest blow to US strategic supremacy in the archipelago at the heart of Asia’s disputed seas.

菲律賓計劃與俄羅斯建立新的關系并達成貿(mào)易協(xié)議，此舉對美國在菲的戰(zhàn)略霸權構成了最新的打擊。菲律賓是一個群島國家，位于亞洲爭議海域的核心地帶。

President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to visit Moscow early next year — at Russian president Vladimir Putin’s invitation — to hold talks on a range of agreements from weapons to communications, Perfecto Yasay Jr, the Philippine foreign minister, said. It is the next phase of a foreign policy tilt that has already seen Manila clash with Washington and draw closer to Beijing.

菲律賓外長小佩費克托•亞賽(Perfecto Yasay Jr.)表示，預計菲總統(tǒng)羅德里戈•杜特爾特(Rodrigo Duterte)將應俄羅斯總統(tǒng)弗拉基米爾•普京(Vladimir Putin)邀請于明年初訪問莫斯科，雙方將就從武器到通信的一系列協(xié)議舉行會談。菲律賓的外交政策轉向由此進入新的階段。此前，菲已與華盛頓方面發(fā)生沖突并向北京方面靠攏。

Manila wants to keep its 1951 security treaty and wider relations with the US, according to Mr Yasay. But Mr Duterte’s six-month-old government is also seeking closer ties with Russia under its “independent foreign policy” — and might find those even easier to build if Donald Trump’s incoming US administration eases hostilities with the Kremlin.

亞賽表示，菲方希望維系1951年菲與美國簽署的安全條約以及與美國的更廣泛關系。但杜特爾特領導的、已執(zhí)政6個月的政府還尋求依據(jù)其“獨立外交政策”與俄建立更緊密關系——如果唐納德•特朗普(Donald Trump)領導的美國新政府緩解美俄之間的敵意，那么菲俄之間的這種關系可能會更加容易建立。

“Because of [our] special relationship with the United States we were not able to really pursue that kind of warm and mutually beneficial relationship with Russia,” said Mr Yasay, who has just visited Moscow to pave the way for Mr Duterte’s trip. “Now, it’s changing.”

亞賽表示：“由于(我們)與美國的特殊關系，我們過去其實無法尋求與俄建立那種友好互惠的關系。”剛剛訪問了莫斯科、意在為杜特爾特俄羅斯之行鋪路的亞賽稱：“如今，情況正在發(fā)生變化。”

The presidential trip to Moscow will probably take place in April or May, Mr Yasay told the Financial Times in an interview. The Philippines wants to raise its exports of agricultural products and tap Russian investment and technology in areas such as mining, oil exploration and communications, possibly including surveillance, the minister said.

亞賽在接受英國《金融時報》采訪時表示，杜特爾特很可能會于明年4月或5月訪問莫斯科。他說，菲希望擴大其農(nóng)產(chǎn)品出口，并尋求利用俄在礦業(yè)、石油勘探和通信(可能包括監(jiān)控)等領域的投資和技術。

Manila, he said, was also exploring whether it could buy a batch of assault rifles from Moscow — 26,000 according to media reports — for its police force. A planned sale from the US was reportedly held up because of concerns about Mr Duterte’s bloody war on drugs.

他表示，菲方還在探索能否從俄采購一批突擊步槍——據(jù)媒體報道為2.6萬支——配備菲警察部隊。據(jù)報道，由于美方對杜特爾特血腥的反毒戰(zhàn)爭感到擔憂，從美國采購槍支的計劃遭到擱置。

“A difficulty like this with the United States opens up opportunities with other countries,” Mr Yasay said, underscoring the Philippines’ diplomatic outreach under Mr Duterte. “Not only with Russia — with China, even with Israel, even with Japan. This is what we are exploring.”

亞賽針對菲在杜特爾特領導下的外交擴張強調(diào)道：“類似這種與美國之間的麻煩為與其他國家加深關系創(chuàng)造了機會，不僅僅是與俄羅斯，還包括與中國，甚至與以色列和日本。我們正在探討這件事。”

Mr Yasay, who has known Mr Duterte since they shared YMCA accommodation together as law students, played down the idea that the Philippines would wave “bye-bye America”, as Mr Duterte recently put it. He said Manila had no plans to agree military treaties with any other country, adding that it would also like to strengthen its relationship with the US.

亞賽與杜特爾特早年學習法律時曾同住基督教青年會(YMCA)的一個寢室，二人就是在那時相識的。亞賽淡化了杜特爾特最近有關菲將與“美國分道揚鑣”的說法。他表示菲方不打算與任何其他國家達成軍事條約，并稱菲還希望加強與美國的關系。