CAIRO — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov concluded his visit to Cairo April 6, during which he met with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi. The two discussed several issues, mainly the war on terror, the situation in Libya and the return of Russian tourism to Egypt.

Speaking about bilateral relations between Russia and Egypt, Lavrov stressed his country’s commitment to implement development projects in Cairo, which it launched under the Comprehensive Partnership and Strategic Cooperation Agreement signed between the two countries in October 2018.

Also, Lavrov asserted that the competent authorities in Russia are taking the necessary measures to resume flights between Russian cities and Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada. Flights had been suspended after a Russian plane crashed on Oct. 31, 2015, immediately after its take-off from Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport, killing all 224 passengers.

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said during a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart April 6 that the two discussed the latest developments on the situation in the Middle East, mainly the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, the situation in Syria and attempts to reach a political settlement as well as the situation in Libya, amid the recent military and political crisis between the governments of eastern military commander Khalifa Hifter and the prime minister of the internationally recognized government, Fayez al-Sarraj.