HANGZHOU. Sept 5 (Interfax) - Russia and Egypt put economic contacts on top of their bilateral agenda, Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the G20 summit sidelines.
"We have a long history of interaction and cooperation, and bilateral relations have been particularly productive in recent years," the Russian leader said, adding that he valued good and trust-based relations with his Egyptian colleague.
"I'd like to say that our relations have also been developing between governments and parliaments. Cooperation has been established between security councils and law enforcement agencies. Indeed, economic cooperation issues are always in the focus of our attention," the Russian president said. He said he always had things to discuss with his Egyptian colleague.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Economic Development Minister Alexei Ulyukayev, Rosatom General Director Sergei Kiriyenko, Rosneft (MOEX: ROSN) CEO Igor Sechin and Russian Direct Investment Fund CEO Kirill Dmitriev attended the meeting on Russia's behalf.
The Egyptian delegation comprised ministers and a number of other senior officials.