Minister of Foreign Affairs, International Co‑operation, and Egyptian Expatriates Badr Abdelatty received on Monday Maxim Oreshkin, Deputy Head of the Russian Presidential Administration and Special Representative of the Russian President for Financial and Economic Cooperation with BRICS Countries, as part of growing high-level exchanges between Egypt and Russia aimed at strengthening co‑operation across multiple fields.
During the meeting, Abdelatty welcomed the Russian official on his first visit to Egypt, stressing the importance of advancing bilateral co‑operation and further deepening the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries in line with the directives of President Abdel Fattah El‑Sisi and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
The discussions reviewed efforts to enhance economic, trade and investment relations, with a particular focus on activating and launching operations in the Russian Industrial Zone within the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZone) following the selection of the Russian industrial developer. The two sides also discussed measures to accelerate implementation of the project and maximise the investment and trade opportunities it offers.
Talks further covered expanding co‑operation in heavy industries, automotive manufacturing, digital transformation technologies and artificial intelligence, with an emphasis on technology transfer, localisation of industry and opening new avenues for partnership in priority technology sectors.
