Putin, el-Sisi discuss settlement in Syria, Libya - Kremlin

MOSCOW, December 29. /TASS/. Russian and Egyptian Presidents, Vladimir Putin and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, have discussed over the phone the settlement in Syria and Libya. "They continued to exchange views on the current situation in the Middle East and North Africa, including the issues of resolving the crises in Syria and Libya," the Kremlin press service said. "They also discussed some topical issues of the Russian-Egyptian cooperation, primarily, plans to resume flights between Moscow and Cairo at an early date," the press service added. The two leaders reached an agreement on the upcoming contacts at various levels. The Egyptian president expressed condolences to Vladimir Putin on the crash of Russia’s Tu-154 aircraft in the Black Sea. The conversation was initiated by the Egyptian side. Read more