Russia, Egypt to have first-ever 2+2 ministerial meeting on Nov 13-14

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Russia, Egypt to have first-ever 2+2 ministerial meeting on Nov 13-14

MOSCOW. Nov 8 (Interfax) - Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov will meet with their Egyptian colleagues in the 2+2 format in Cairo on November 13-14, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said.

"The Russian foreign and defense ministers will convene with their Egyptian colleagues in the 2+2 format in Cairo on November 13-14. That would be the first conversation held in this format in the history of our friendly relations," Lukashevich told a press briefing in Moscow on Friday.

The use of this negotiating mechanism "demonstrates the priority ascribed by Russia to further comprehensive development of its relations with Egypt," Lukashevich stressed.