Advisor to the Russian President Anton Kobyakov met with Egyptian
Ambassador to Russia Ihab Nasr in Moscow to discuss an Egyptian delegations
participation in the RussiaAfrica Economic Forum and Summit, which will be
held in Sochi on 2324 October under the co-chairmanship of Russian President
Vladimir Putin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi.
«Relations between Russia and Egypt are currently on
an upswing. This country is a reliable partner for Russia not only in the
Middle East, but also on a global scale. Egypt
holds the presidency of the African Union this year. Both countries
desire for partnership is enshrined in the Agreement on Comprehensive
Partnership and Strategic Cooperation of 2018. Russian-Egyptian economic
cooperation has been actively developing in recent years, the volume of mutual
trade is increasing, and there has been active cooperation in education as well
as scientific and technical cooperation. There is reason to believe that this
positive trend will continue. I am certain that the upcoming events in the
Russia-Africa format will allow us to discuss further plans and strengthen
Russian-Egyptian cooperation in all sectors,» Kobyakov said during the meeting.
The RussiaAfrica Economic Forum and Summit will be the largest and most
representative event in the history of RussiaAfrica relations. More than 40
African leaders have already confirmed they will take part in the Summit, while
the Economic Forum will bring together more than 3,000 leading representatives
of African and Russian business. The Egyptian delegation will be actively
involved in both events, with a number of planned meetings and joint events,
including a bilateral meeting between Putin and Al-Sisi. Leading
representatives of Egyptian business will be actively involved in the Forum,
including as speakers.
Mr.Nasr also underscored the importance of Egypts comprehensive
cooperation and strategic partnership with Russia. In particular, he noted that
2020 will be a year of humanitarian cooperation between Russia and Egypt, with
a number of strategically important events being held in both countries. «The
upcoming meeting in Sochi will be this years symbolic breakthrough. Im
certain that at the RussiaAfrica Summit and Forum we will manage to plot a
course to develop our cooperation in the coming years», Mr.Nasr
said.
The architecture of the RussiaAfrica Economic Forum programme is
available here.