CAIRO – 18 December 2022: Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry received Saturday a phone call from his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov tackling "all aspects of bilateral relations, including the joint economic projects executed by Russia in Egypt." The ministers discussed the overall status of bilateral relations between Egypt and Russia as well as regional affairs. President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi received in July Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergei Lavrov at Al Itihadiyah Presidential Palace to discuss bilateral relations and issues of mutual concern. Minister Lavrov informed President Sisi with the latest developments of the Ukrainian crisis and relevant Russian moves on the international scale. The meeting was attended by Lavrov's deputy, Russian ambassador to Cairo, Egyptian minister of foreign affairs, and deputy head of the Middle East and North Africa Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry.
