KAZAN. Oct 23 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has thanked his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi for describing the Middle East situation in detail to BRICS members on the summit sidelines.
"Thank you very much, dear Mr. President, especially for what we have just discussed on the sidelines," Putin told el-Sisi at the expanded meeting of the BRICS summit.
"You have described the situation in the region in great detail," Putin said.