Russia's President Vladimir Putin (2nd L), his Egyptian counterpart Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi (2nd R) attend a welcoming ceremony onboard guided missile cruiser Moskva at the Black Sea port of Sochi last year (Photo: Reuters)
Russia's President Vladimir Putin will visit Egypt from 9-10 February according to informed sources in Moscow, reported state agency MENA on Sunday.
According to the source, bilateral relations will be discussed in during Putin's visit, along with the current agreements and treaties between the two countries.
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi visited Russia last August. During El-Sisi's two-day visit, the two heads of state discussed the situation in the Arab world, particularly Syria, Libya and Iraq. They also held extensive talks about Russia's military support for Egypt, according to press statements by the Russian ambassador to Cairo Serge V. Kirpichenko.
Late last year the Russian ministry of foreign affairs announced that Putin would visit Cairo in early 2015.
The last Russian president to visit Cairo was Dmitry Medvedev, who visited Egypt in June 2009.
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