BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Three warships of the Russian Pacific Fleet arrived in Brunei on Thursday for a visit on the occasion of Golden Jubilee Celebration of the Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah's accession to the throne.
The ships - large anti-submarine ships Admiral Vinogradov and Admiral Panteleev as well as tanker Boris Butoma - will be open to the Bruneians on Sunday.
According to local media, this is the first visit of the Russian naval ships to Brunei within the framework of bilateral cooperation in more than 25 years.
The commanding officers and over 700 Russian sailors will hold exchanges with Royal Brunei Navy to establish inter-operability, cooperation and mutual understanding between the two navies.
As part of multilateral and bilateral military cooperation activities, the Russian warships made port calls in Indonesia, Cambodia, Myanmar, Singapore and South Korea.
