Shoukry holds a letter from President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi to his Russian, Estonian, and Lithuanian counterparts, ministry of foreign affairs spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zaid said. Egypt is considered the only Arab country in the Russian agreement, and the relations between Egypt and Russia and the depth of their partnership in various fields are special. The meeting touched on bilateral relations and President Al-Sisi asserted Egypt’s keenness on deepening the cooperation with Russia in economic, commercial, and industrial fields. According to Abu Zaid, Shoukry is set to head to Estonia on Tuesday to hold discussions with the Estonian prime minister, minister of foreign affairs, and chief of foreign affairs committee in the Estonian parliament. In December 2016, Russian president Vladimir Putin told Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi that direct flights between Moscow and Cairo would resume soon.

Source: Daily News Egypt August 20, 2017 16:07 UTC