Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met Tuesday with Secretary of the Russian Security Council Nikolai Patrushev in Moscow, where they discussed ways to advance bilateral cooperation, as well as international and regional issues of common concern.
Shoukry stressed Egypt’s support for the political roadmap approved by the Libyans, the importance of holding the presidential and parliamentary elections on their scheduled dates, and the need for all foreign forces and any foreign presence to leave Libyan territory.