President Abdel Fattaah al-Sisi or Egypt arrive In the Russian capital, Moscow, on Thursday, May 8, at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir V. Putin, joining a select group of foreign dignitaries for a commemorative dinner.
Victory Day, held this year on Friday, May 9, the 80th Anniversary of the Soviet Victory on Nazi Germany in World War II (World War II) is met and is known in Russia as the great patriotic war and it is stop Like the most venerated secular holidays in the country.
The official commemoration parade, led by Putin, Drawing More than 20 foreign leaders, including President Xi Jinping of China and Prime Minister Robert Fico de Slovakia, in a sample of global solidarity for the historical occasion.
The procession presented A radical military force show, with almost 200 tanks rolling through Moscow, including the historical T-34 model that served as a symbol of the World War II Soviet Resistance Gate.
Russian media reported Those armored vehicles, artillery systems, drones and infantry carriers rumbled on the Red Square, followed by an elevated step of combat planes and bombers. The troops from 13 countries participated in the parade, including members of the Military Police of the Egyptian Armed Forces.
Apart from the celebrations, Al-Sisi and Putin held extended conversations with their delegations of respect, accordance To the presidential spokesman Ambassador Mohamed el-Shennawy. Putin opened expressing his gratitude for the presence of Al-Sisi, while Al-Sisi extended his congratulations to Putin and the Russian people on Victory Day.
The Egyptian president praised the strengthening of the ties of Egypt with Russia, highlighting the comprehensive strategic association agreement that the two nations signed In 2018. He emphasized the growing impulse in his cooperation in several sectors, in particular the establishment of the Russian industrial zone in the economic zone of the Suez Canal and the continuous construction of the Daba nuclear energy plant.
The two presidents subsidy The importance of deepening collaboration in key sectors such as energy, food security, mining, agriculture and industry. They also emphasized the need to improve coordination within international platforms, in part of the BRICS Group.
Discussions too addressed Regional and global issues of mutual concern. Both presidents reaffirmed the urgent need to restore stability in the Middle East, with a predulular approach in the Gaza Strip, emphasizing the importance of efforts to strengthen a greater escalation in the region.
In addition, conversations touched On the last developments in Syria, Libya, Sudan and the Russian-Ukrainian war. Al-Sisi reiterated the position of Egypt, advocating diplomatic solutions to international crises that defend global peace and security.
The discussions come Before the 15th session of the Russia-E-EGIPCIA Intergovernmental Commission, scheduled to take place from May 12 to 14 in Moscow. The session is expected to improve commercial, scientific and technical cooperation between the two nations.
Looking towards the future, the two leaders expressed optimism for the productive results of the next meeting of the Joint Committee, established for May, where discussions will focus on further advance in bilateral relations in areas of shared interest.
