MOSCOW, November 12. /TASS/. A detachment of ships from the Russian Navy’s Pacific Fleet, consisting of the Marshal Shaposhnikov frigate, the Admiral Tributs large anti-submarine ship, and the Pechenga tanker, has paid a working visit to a port in India, the Russian Defense Ministry reported.

"A task force from the Pacific Fleet, consisting of the frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov, the large anti-submarine ship Admiral Tributs, and the tanker Pechenga, has arrived on a working visit at the port of Kochi in the Republic of India. Representatives of the Russian Embassy and the Indian Navy command welcomed the Russian sailors at the port," the ministry said.

As part of the visit, the ships will replenish their fuel and water stocks. The task force command will conduct protocol meetings.

The Pacific Fleet task force set sail from Vladivostok on September 10 to perform missions in the Asia-Pacific region. Previously, the ships visited ports in Jakarta, Indonesia, and Butterworth, Malaysia. The frigate Marshal Shaposhnikov called at the port of Victoria in the Republic of the Seychelles, where it held its first anti-piracy exercise with the island nation’s coast guard.

In addition, the ministry noted that the Baltic Fleet’s training ship Perekop is continuing its long-distance voyage and has arrived at the port of Lome in Togo. Cadets from the Admiral Ushakov Baltic Higher Naval School are completing navigation training aboard the Perekop. Along with the Russian cadets, foreign military personnel from the Republic of Namibia, the Republic of the Congo, and the Republic of Cameroon - who are studying naval science in Russia - are also taking part in the voyage.