MOSCOW. June 26 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin will discuss the situation surrounding the Korean Peninsula with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and the full-format air services between Russia and Egypt with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the sidelines of the upcoming G20 summit in Osaka on June 28, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said.
"Russia consistently favors a political-diplomatic settlement of the nuclear problem of the Korean Peninsula and the formation of a peace and security mechanism for Northeast Asia," Ushakov said in the run-up to Putin's trip to Japan to take part in the G20 summit.
Russia and China drafted and coordinated a road map for settling the issue of the Korean Peninsula in 2017, which "envisions step-by-step progress; first the suspension of tests and launches of ballistic missiles by the North and major military exercises by the Americans, then a transition to a comprehensive settlement, including the denuclearization, aimed ultimately at forming a collective peace and security system in the region," he said.
"The events on the peninsula are basically developing in line with this document. We welcome the normalization of the DPRK's relations with the Republic of Korea and America," Ushakov said.
Putin will additionally have a conversation with el-Sisi on June 29, which will be their second meeting in 2019, Ushakov said. "The leaders are expected to consider the implementation of major joint projects. I'm talking about the construction of the El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant in Egypt and the establishment of a Russian industrial zone in the eastern neighborhood of the city of Port Said," he said.
"The resumption of full-format air services between Russia and Egypt is on the agenda," Ushakov said. There have been direct flights between Moscow and Cairo since April 2018. "Joint work is being done to resume flights to Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh," he said.
"The parties plan to exchange opinions on relevant international problems, with an emphasis on the situation in the Middle East region and North Africa," Ushakov said.
In addition, considering the two leaders' chairmanship at the Russia-Africa summit to take place in Sochi on October 24, they might address preparations for it, he said.
The Russian president's bilateral agenda on the sidelines of the G20 summit will begin with a meeting with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on June 28. The leaders previously held talks on the sidelines of a BRICS summit in Johannesburg in July 2018.
"Foreign policy coordination between Moscow and Pretoria is marked by coinciding or similar approaches toward the formation of a world order based on principles of multi-polarity, respect for international law, and the UN's leading role," Ushakov said.