Egypt and Russia celebrated 80 years of diplomatic relations this week, with President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi phoning his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on 9 March to exchange congratulations.

Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Egypt Georgiy Borisenko speaks to Al-Ahram Weekly about the many existing and future ...

But Egypt was friendly with Russia long before its relations with the U.S. warmed, and still maintains significant ties: Russia supplied nearly 30 percent of Egypt’s tourists and much of its ...

Putin called Egypt one of Russia’s key partners in Africa. “Today the Russian-Egyptian relations are developing successfully. Our cooperation is diversified, based on provisions of the treaty on ...

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Putin emphasized that contemporary relations between Russia and Egypt are advancing effectively, describing them as “supported by regular and substantive political dialogue.” This ongoing ...

"Relations between Russia and Egypt have been strategic for decades. This is simply a fact of life. It does not even matter what is written in our documents, although it is exactly what is written ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Russia's President Vladimir Putin meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on ...

“It’s symbolic that our diplomatic relations began during the war,” Putin remarked. The Russian president emphasized that the current relationship between Russia and Egypt is ...

In statements aired by Russian news agencies, Sisi praised "the development of bilateral relations" between Egypt and Russia in recent years, in particular, Moscow's "effective contribution to ...