The Russian head of state was welcomed by his Egyptian counterpart, President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, at the capital's airport.
Putin last visited Egypt a decade ago in 2005, when Hosni Mubarak was president.
Putin and Sisi conducted a brief talk before heading to Cairo's Opera House near downtown Cairo to watch a video about the history of the countries' relations, after which they will have dinner, the state-owned Ahram Arabic news website has reported.
After Putin's official welcoming ceremony on Tuesday, the presidents will hold a joint press conference, according to Ahram Arabic. The countries' delegation will then engage in talks, after which the presidents will sign a number of strategic and economic agreements.
El-Sisi visited Moscow twice over the past year, first as defence minister in February, then as president in August. A preliminary arms deal worth $3.5 billion was reached between both countries last September.
- The Egyptian president's visit to Russia and subsequent one to China was seen by many analysts as an Egyptian attempt to break out of its relative isolation towards the end of the Mubarak-era, especially after its strong relations with the United State notably deteriorated after the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013.
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Putin to hold talks with Egypt’s president on boosting bilateral cooperation...
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Russian presidential aide Yuri Ushakov said the Russian and Egyptian leaders are expected to discuss both bilateral cooperation and also major issues of regional and international agenda.
The talks are due to focus on international issues, namely searching for steps to improve the situation in the Middle East and North Africa — in Iraq, Syria and Libya and also finding solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, Ushakov said.................http://tass.ru/en/economy/776535
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Veniamin Popow, Experte der russischen Diplomaten-Universität MGIMO, sagte im Gespräch mit der „Nesawissimja Gaseta“, Ägypten sei ein bewährter Partner Russlands: „Seit der Sowjetzeit haben wir besondere Beziehungen. Derzeit vertreten die Amerikaner eine feindliche Position zu dem ägyptischen Präsidenten Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, doch der Ausbau der Beziehungen mit Russland hilft ihm dabei, stärker zu werden.“
Popow sagte weiter: „Al-Sisi ist ein legitim gewählter Staatschef, wir haben keine Zweifel daran. Die Amerikaner verteidigen dagegen die ‚Muslimbrüder‘ und verurteilen Gerichtsprozesse gegen sie. Dies irritiert die Regierung in Kairo, die Washingtons Belehrungen ablehnt. Bei uns in Russland gelten die ‚Muslimbrüder‘ als Terrororganisation und sind verboten.“...................http://de.sputniknews.com/politik/20150210/301035127.html#ixzz3RL5KWKNe
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