MOSCOW, August 26 – RIA Novosti. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday will meet with the head of Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, a meeting is planned to discuss the situation in the Middle East, as well as economic and trade cooperation, According to the press service of the Russian state.
The Egyptian president arrived in Russia on a visit on August 25. A day earlier, he discussed issues of cooperation with the Speaker of the State Duma Sergei Naryshkin, and held a number of other meetings.
Military Cooperation
The Arab media quoted Egyptian military sources said that one of the main topics who will discuss Alsisi during his visit to Russia, will be the military cooperation.
At the end of May, the head of the Industry and Trade Denis Manturov in an interview with RIA Novosti said that Russia may conclude with Egypt major new contracts in the military -technical cooperation (MTC) for the supply of aircraft, helicopters, land equipment and air defense systems. According to him, Russia is already ready to discuss with Egypt Delivery “Almaty was” after its plans for this new generation tank under the state armaments program.
In March, Russia and Egypt signed an intergovernmental protocol on military cooperation and provision joint Russian-Egyptian commission on military-technical cooperation. Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that the country took to the serious three-dimensional arrangement in different directions – in the economy, in the humanitarian sphere, in the sphere of military-technical cooperation. He noted that all arrangements are mutually beneficial, and take into account the interests of both parties.
With regard to cooperation in the field of civil aviation, Russia at the end of 2016 is ready to begin deliveries of SSJ100 into Egypt. In addition, the United Aircraft Corporation is considering the establishment in Egypt subsidiary leasing company and the air carrier operating the aircraft SSJ100.
Deliveries of production
The countries cooperate in the field of mechanical engineering. In mid-August, the minister of trade, industry, small and medium enterprises of the Arab Republic Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour said that Egypt could offer Russia a variety of agricultural products, as well as clothes and cotton in exchange for manufactured in RF engineering products.
According to him, there is great potential for Egypt’s exports of manufactured agricultural products, leather products, furniture, clothing, and the world-famous Egyptian cotton in exchange for Russian industrial equipment, machines and tools, as well as heavy trucks and agricultural equipment.
Medvedev, in turn, noted that Russia and Egypt are equally interested in increasing the supply of goods within the framework of bilateral trade. He said that the Russian market is well-known products of the Egyptian farmers: supplied from Egypt, potatoes and citrus fruits for many years enjoyed great demand.
Energy
Russia and Egypt are actively cooperating and in the energy sector. In April, the head of the trade mission, Fyodor Lukashin told RIA Novosti that Russian companies intend to strengthen its position in the Egyptian market – they are ready to develop minerals, build nuclear power plants and to develop industry in the country. In turn, the Egyptian farmers do not hide that they want to increase the supply of fruits and vegetables to Russia and turn to the sales office of the Russian Federation for support.
Of the major companies of the Russian fuel and energy sector in Egypt is only works NK “LUKOIL”, which produces sixth of the crude oil produced in the country. But other Russian oil companies plan to increase their presence in hydrocarbon production projects in Egypt.
According to Lukashin, the trade mission are sent to the Ministry of Energy and Russia’s leading energy companies information on the upcoming competition for the development of 11 plots of hydrocarbons in the concession with the Egyptian company EGAS, EGPC and Ganope.
interviewed by RIA Novosti, experts also believe that one of the topics to be discussed during the visit of the President of Egypt to Moscow will be the participation of Russian business in the development of industrial zones along the new Suez channel.
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