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Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah El-Sisi discussed in a phone call today bilateral cooperation and efforts to settle the Libyan crisis, including combating terrorist organizations and putting an end to illegal foreign interference in Libya's affairs.
And Sputnik news agency quoted the Kremlin’s press office as saying in a statement that the Russian and Egyptian presidents referred, during the call, to “the convergence of Russia and Egypt’s approach to the political settlement in Libya.” They also discussed bilateral cooperation between the two countries, including the El Dabaa nuclear plant project in Egypt and the establishment of a Russian industrial zone in the region. Suez Canal.
For its part, the Egyptian presidency stated in a statement that “the Egyptian and Russian sides agreed on the importance of intensifying joint efforts and mutual coordination between them to settle the Libyan crisis and achieve the desired aspirations of the Libyan people for a better future, as well as combating armed militias and terrorist organizations and putting an end to illegal foreign interference in Libyan affairs.” .
It is noteworthy that the aggression of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization “NATO” on Libya in 2011 left a complete chaos in this country in light of the proliferation of weapons and armed and terrorist militias.