Telephone conversation with President of the Philippines Benigno Aquino 2015-11-12 13:20:00 Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of the Philippines Benigno Aquino III on the Russian side’s initiative. The two leaders had a constructive discussion of bilateral cooperation matters and preparations for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum to be held in Manila on November 18–19, in which the Russian delegation headed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev will take part.