CAIRO – 20 December 2023: Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shokry met Wednesday his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on the sidelines of the sixth session of Russian-Arab Cooperation Protocol held in Morocco's Marrakesh. Minister Shokry tackled various aspects of bilateral cooperation and joint developmental projects, mainly the Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant and the Russian Industrial Zone (RIZ) located in the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCzone). The minister also expressed Egypt's eagerness for maintaining the flow of Russian tourists into the country. The Egyptian and Russian ministers exchanged views on issues of joint concern, including the crises in Yemen, Sudan, Libya, and Syria. Equally, Minister Shokry expressed hope that a political settlement of the Ukrainian crisis would be achieved given its negative humanitarian, political and economic impact on the regional and international levels, precisely the Egyptian economy.

Source: Libya Today December 20, 2023 19:41 UTC