Chinese tech giant Huawei is set to hire more than 1,500 people for its research and development (R&D) centers in Russia over the next six years, the press service for the company's office in Russia said on Thursday.

Axar.az reports citing foreign media that the company also seeks cooperation with Russian scientific communities, universities and research centers, the press service added.

"Huawei plans to recruit about 500 people for its local R&D centers by the end of the year ... Over the course of the next five years, we plan to employ more than 1,000 new experts for R&D work," the press service said.

There are currently two Huawei R&D centers in Russia, located in Moscow and St. Petersburg, which together employ 550 people.