CAIRO, Dec 20 (MENA) – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty said the partnership between Russia and Africa serves as a model for cooperation based on shared interests.
Abdelatty’s remarks came at a joint news conference held Saturday with Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov at the conclusion of the 2nd ministerial conference of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum in Cairo.
Abdelatty welcomed the Russian diplomat and all African ministers who participated in the conference Egypt hosted as part of its key role in this partnership, especially after President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin co-chaired the first Russia-Africa Summit in Sochi. (MORE)
