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Russian FM talks Nile dam, defense cooperation in Egypt trip

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also discussed Libya and Syria with Egypt's leaders

Lavrov and Shoukry in 2019
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry (R) meets with his visiting Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov at the Egyptian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Cairo on April 6, 2019. — MOHAMED EL-SHAHED/AFP via Getty Images

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov visited Egypt this week to discuss Cairo’s concerns over Ethiopia’s Nile Dam, as well as joint infrastructure cooperation and defense ties.

Lavrov arrived in the Egyptian capital Sunday to meet with President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and Lavrov’s counterpart, Sameh Shoukry.

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