Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sissi met Tuesday (Oct. 22) his Russian counterpart moments before the official start of the BRICS summit in Kazan, western Russia.
As El-Sissi stressed his desire to enhance cooperation; a feeling shared by Vladimir Putin.
“We pay special attention to expanding friendly ties with Egypt, a long-standing and reliable partner of Russia. Last year we celebrated the 80th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between our countries,” The leader of the Russian federation said.
Egypt is one of 5 nations which were invited…
