CAIRO: Russian President Vladimir Putin met Egypt´s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Cairo on Monday for talks over a nuclear power plant and tensions in the Middle East following Washington´s decision to recognise Jerusalem as Israel´s capital.
Putin´s visit to Cairo reflects the deepening ties between Russia and Egypt, the second largest recipient of US military aid after Israel and a strategic US partner in the Middle East because of its control of the Suez Canal.
Putin, who is due to fly to Turkey after Cairo, briefly visited a Russian base in Syria before arriving in Egypt and ordered Russian forces to start withdrawing from Syria after a two-year military campaign.During the visit, Egypt and Russia signed an agreement to start work on Egypt´s Dabaa nuclear power plant, state television showed. They were also to discuss the resumption of Russian flights to Egypt as soon as possible, a presidential spokesman told MENA state news agency.
12-12-2017, 09:37 AM
Putin, Sisi discuss nuclear deal, Middle East tensions
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