Moscow, Cairo discuss boosting ties - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Maxim A. Suchkov

Maxim A. Suchkov

Aug 27, 2017

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (R) shakes hands with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry during a joint press conference following their meeting in Moscow, on March 16, 2016. AFP PHOTO / VASILY MAXIMOV / AFP / VASILY MAXIMOV (Photo credit should read VASILY MAXIMOV/AFP/Getty Images) — Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) shakes hands with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry during a joint press conference following their meeting in Moscow, March 16, 2016. — GETTY/Vasily Maximov

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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (C) meets with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (L), Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (2nd L), Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (R) and Egypt's Minister of Defense Sedki Sobhi (2nd R) at the Ittihadiya presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt May 29, 2017 in this handout picture courtesy of the Egyptian Presidency. The Egyptian Presidency/Handout via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. - RTX3854D

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