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Vladimir Putin paid a two-day visit to Egypt. It was planned to discuss the prospects for the development of Russian-Egyptian relations in the political, trade-economic, humanitarian and other fields. All this has been done. Analysts say that the Moscow and Cairo agreements open up new prospects for Russia in the region and at the same time reduce the geopolitical capabilities of the United States. The president of Egypt received a gift from the president of Russia - a Kalashnikov assault rifle.
In Egypt, the Russian president took great. The media wrote about Putin on the front pages. Cairo was decorated not only with Russian flags, but also with huge portraits of Putin.
A large cultural and spiritual program was thought out and implemented.
Vladimir Putin and ARE President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited the Cairo Opera, dined, exchanged gifts.
In the opera, the leaders of the two countries listened to, among other things, fragments from the cantata by Sergei Prokofiev “Alexander Nevsky” (“Get up, people are Russian” and “Alexander's entry into Pskov”).
The Russian president gave a colleague a Kalashnikov assault rifle. Comrade al-Sisi, in response, presented Putin with a silver cartouche - a sign on which the Egyptians in ancient times brought out the names of the pharaohs.
In addition, Vladimir Putin met with Theodore II, Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa.
The business part of the meeting was marked by the signing of a number of historical documents.
Recall that a whole delegation arrived in Cairo with Putin: Sergey Lavrov, Alexey Ulyukayev, Nikolay Fedorov (Minister of Agriculture), Alexey Novak (Minister of Energy), Denis Manturov (Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade), finally, Director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev and head of Rosatom "Sergey Kiriyenko.
The Rosatom State Corporation and the Ministry of Electrification and Renewable Energy Sources of Egypt signed an agreement on the development of a project to build a nuclear power plant in Egypt.
The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Investment of Egypt signed a memorandum of understanding. This document concerns the investment and participation of the Russian Federation in the construction of objects in Egypt. The investment memorandum was also signed by the Russian Direct Investment Fund and the Ministry of Investment of Egypt.
According to V. V. Putin, a set of measures has been outlined for cooperation with Egypt. The President listed the construction of nuclear power plants, training, the development of science. According to Putin, relations between Russia and Egypt have reached new frontiers.
According to statistics provided by the president, the trade turnover of the two countries last year grew by more than 80%. First of all, the head of state noted intensive cooperation in agriculture: Russia doubled the export of wheat to Egypt, and Egypt almost doubled the supply of its agricultural products to the Russian Federation. As for oil products, in the same year 2014 Russia supplied Egypt with more than 1,4 million tons of oil products. At the same time, more than 1 / 6 oil production in Egypt is provided by LUKoil.
Analysts believe that the agreements concluded during the visit open up new geopolitical opportunities for Russia. And if Russia in the region will "attack", the United States, by contrast, will retreat.
“From Vladimir Putin’s trip to Cairo, one can only expect a strengthening of relations between Russia and Egypt,” said "Free Press" Researcher at the Center for Civilization and Regional Studies of the Institute of African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences Leonid Isaev. - The agreements reached during al-Sisi’s visit to Sochi in August last year are being successfully implemented; today, cooperation is developing in all areas. Then they agreed on the supply of Russian weapons. ”
According to the expert, economic cooperation between Russia and Egypt will be strengthened. First, the expansion project of the Suez Canal is very important. Cairo hopes that Russia will take part in this. Secondly, cooperation in the field of deliveries of fruits and vegetables from Egypt to Russia is important for Russia - they replace what used to come from the EU countries to Russia. Finally, it is possible that Egypt will take the path of joining the free trade zone with the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union.
Undoubtedly, political cooperation is also important, the expert noted. Cairo has a low profile in the conflict in Syria and “tries its best to minimize the dependence of its foreign policy on other states, primarily on the United States and other Western countries.”
The analyst recalled that in Egypt, "Putin has been waiting since July 2013 of the year." After all, when al-Sisi came to power, "in Tahrir, protesters against the Muslim Brotherhood regime stood with portraits of Nasser, al-Sisi and Vladimir Putin."
Putin’s visit to Cairo did not escape the attention of Western analysts. Comments have already appeared in the press.
Correspondent «The Guardian» Patrick Kingsley in a Cairo report said that the arrival of the Russian president in Egypt is a signal from the United States that the policy of Moscow and Cairo will not be written under Washington dictation.
Washington fears the refusal of Russia and Egypt to use the dollar in mutual settlements.
The biographer of Russian President Ben Judah says that Putin’s visit to Cairo means: Russia is “not isolated.” This is also proved by Putin’s visits to China and India. Arriving in Cairo beats the US, because the Americans consider Egypt as part of their empire, Judah said.
H. Heller, an Egyptologist from Harvard University, told the correspondent that Egypt may have in mind supplies of, for example, weapons from Russia, but the main interest of Cairo, who adopted Putin, is to demonstrate independence to America. Egyptian authorities show that they do not intend to follow the course of the United States and that they can cooperate with Russia, and with China, and with anyone.
The journalist writes further that Cairo was decorated with "hundreds of posters with portraits of Putin." It read: “Welcome!”
Many residents loyal to the government “love Putin for his unconditional support of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi,” writes a British journalist. Egypt’s largest state-owned newspaper published a long article about Putin and even called him “a hero of our time” (“a hero of our era”).
Patrick Kingsley recalls that the US itself undermined its strong relations with Egypt when Cairo outraged Cairo with the delay in deliveries of several Apache helicopters, which the Egyptian army badly needed. Today, Cairo is counting on Russia, which in the future could fill the existing gap. True, such transactions have not advanced further conversations in two years.
The visit of Putin and the impressive delegation of Russian representatives to Cairo, we would add, says that the statements of Mr. Obama and his allies about the “isolation” of Russia are, to put it mildly, an optical illusion. The American president is wishful thinking. And, while it is in the “exceptional” illusions, the Kremlin signs one international agreement after another. The Western world is being ousted from the sphere of Russia's commercial interests.
In Egypt, the Russian president took great. The media wrote about Putin on the front pages. Cairo was decorated not only with Russian flags, but also with huge portraits of Putin.
A large cultural and spiritual program was thought out and implemented.
Vladimir Putin and ARE President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi visited the Cairo Opera, dined, exchanged gifts.
In the opera, the leaders of the two countries listened to, among other things, fragments from the cantata by Sergei Prokofiev “Alexander Nevsky” (“Get up, people are Russian” and “Alexander's entry into Pskov”).
The Russian president gave a colleague a Kalashnikov assault rifle. Comrade al-Sisi, in response, presented Putin with a silver cartouche - a sign on which the Egyptians in ancient times brought out the names of the pharaohs.
In addition, Vladimir Putin met with Theodore II, Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa.
The business part of the meeting was marked by the signing of a number of historical documents.
Recall that a whole delegation arrived in Cairo with Putin: Sergey Lavrov, Alexey Ulyukayev, Nikolay Fedorov (Minister of Agriculture), Alexey Novak (Minister of Energy), Denis Manturov (Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade), finally, Director of the Russian Direct Investment Fund Kirill Dmitriev and head of Rosatom "Sergey Kiriyenko.
The Rosatom State Corporation and the Ministry of Electrification and Renewable Energy Sources of Egypt signed an agreement on the development of a project to build a nuclear power plant in Egypt.
The Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Investment of Egypt signed a memorandum of understanding. This document concerns the investment and participation of the Russian Federation in the construction of objects in Egypt. The investment memorandum was also signed by the Russian Direct Investment Fund and the Ministry of Investment of Egypt.
According to V. V. Putin, a set of measures has been outlined for cooperation with Egypt. The President listed the construction of nuclear power plants, training, the development of science. According to Putin, relations between Russia and Egypt have reached new frontiers.
According to statistics provided by the president, the trade turnover of the two countries last year grew by more than 80%. First of all, the head of state noted intensive cooperation in agriculture: Russia doubled the export of wheat to Egypt, and Egypt almost doubled the supply of its agricultural products to the Russian Federation. As for oil products, in the same year 2014 Russia supplied Egypt with more than 1,4 million tons of oil products. At the same time, more than 1 / 6 oil production in Egypt is provided by LUKoil.
Analysts believe that the agreements concluded during the visit open up new geopolitical opportunities for Russia. And if Russia in the region will "attack", the United States, by contrast, will retreat.
“From Vladimir Putin’s trip to Cairo, one can only expect a strengthening of relations between Russia and Egypt,” said "Free Press" Researcher at the Center for Civilization and Regional Studies of the Institute of African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences Leonid Isaev. - The agreements reached during al-Sisi’s visit to Sochi in August last year are being successfully implemented; today, cooperation is developing in all areas. Then they agreed on the supply of Russian weapons. ”
According to the expert, economic cooperation between Russia and Egypt will be strengthened. First, the expansion project of the Suez Canal is very important. Cairo hopes that Russia will take part in this. Secondly, cooperation in the field of deliveries of fruits and vegetables from Egypt to Russia is important for Russia - they replace what used to come from the EU countries to Russia. Finally, it is possible that Egypt will take the path of joining the free trade zone with the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union.
Undoubtedly, political cooperation is also important, the expert noted. Cairo has a low profile in the conflict in Syria and “tries its best to minimize the dependence of its foreign policy on other states, primarily on the United States and other Western countries.”
The analyst recalled that in Egypt, "Putin has been waiting since July 2013 of the year." After all, when al-Sisi came to power, "in Tahrir, protesters against the Muslim Brotherhood regime stood with portraits of Nasser, al-Sisi and Vladimir Putin."
Putin’s visit to Cairo did not escape the attention of Western analysts. Comments have already appeared in the press.
Correspondent «The Guardian» Patrick Kingsley in a Cairo report said that the arrival of the Russian president in Egypt is a signal from the United States that the policy of Moscow and Cairo will not be written under Washington dictation.
Washington fears the refusal of Russia and Egypt to use the dollar in mutual settlements.
The biographer of Russian President Ben Judah says that Putin’s visit to Cairo means: Russia is “not isolated.” This is also proved by Putin’s visits to China and India. Arriving in Cairo beats the US, because the Americans consider Egypt as part of their empire, Judah said.
H. Heller, an Egyptologist from Harvard University, told the correspondent that Egypt may have in mind supplies of, for example, weapons from Russia, but the main interest of Cairo, who adopted Putin, is to demonstrate independence to America. Egyptian authorities show that they do not intend to follow the course of the United States and that they can cooperate with Russia, and with China, and with anyone.
The journalist writes further that Cairo was decorated with "hundreds of posters with portraits of Putin." It read: “Welcome!”
Many residents loyal to the government “love Putin for his unconditional support of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi,” writes a British journalist. Egypt’s largest state-owned newspaper published a long article about Putin and even called him “a hero of our time” (“a hero of our era”).
Patrick Kingsley recalls that the US itself undermined its strong relations with Egypt when Cairo outraged Cairo with the delay in deliveries of several Apache helicopters, which the Egyptian army badly needed. Today, Cairo is counting on Russia, which in the future could fill the existing gap. True, such transactions have not advanced further conversations in two years.
The visit of Putin and the impressive delegation of Russian representatives to Cairo, we would add, says that the statements of Mr. Obama and his allies about the “isolation” of Russia are, to put it mildly, an optical illusion. The American president is wishful thinking. And, while it is in the “exceptional” illusions, the Kremlin signs one international agreement after another. The Western world is being ousted from the sphere of Russia's commercial interests.
Observed and translated by Oleg Chuvakin
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