Egypt's Shoukry holds talks with Lavrov in Russia, a day after meeting Blinken

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry delivered a message from the United States to his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, on Russia's war in Ukraine, according to an Egyptian media report.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) shakes hands with his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (R) shakes hands with his Egyptian counterpart, Sameh Shoukry, during a joint press conference following their talks in Moscow on Jan. 31, 2023. - MAXIM SHIPENKOV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images
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Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met his Russian counterpart, Sergey Lavrov, in Moscow on Tuesday, hours after holding lengthy talks with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Cairo.

The two top diplomats discussed Russia's war in Ukraine, bilateral relations, and Shoukry reportedly delivered a message from Washington to the Kremlin. 

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