Sisi meets Russian minister of industry and trade in Cairo

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi wil meet with Russia’s Minister for Industry and Trade Denis Manturov at Cairo’s Ittihadiya presidential palace, Al-Ahram’s Arabic news website reported.

The meeting comes on the second day of a two-day bilateral investment forum titled “Trade and Industrial Dialogue Russia – Egypt” attended by Egyptian businessmen and a Russian business delegation.

The Russian and Egyptian ministers of industry and trade also met during the forum.

The forum aims to “demonstrate the investment and export potential of Egypt and Russia as well as strengthening business contacts and expanding economic and trading cooperation between the two countries,” according to the event’s press release.

Egypt and Russia have been working on strengthening their diplomatic and economic ties.

El-Sisi, who has visited Moscow twice since he was sworn in, describes Russia as a “strategic friend.”