Russian Vessel Poised for Historic Port Call in Papua New Guinea

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - A Russian Warship will make a firstever port call this week in the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea, Russia’s Navy spokesman Igor Dygalo told reporters. “The Perekop training ship will make a historic business port call in Port Moresby. This will be the first port call by a Russian military ship in the history of RussianPapua New Guinean relations,” he said. The warship with a crew of 132, 30 instructors and more than 200 cadets will arrive in the capital of the southwestern Pacific nation on Wednesday and will reportedly stay there through Saturday.

The Russian Navy Training Ship Perekop, which will visit Port Moresby this week.