“The Russian Ministry of Defense is ready to continue to assist the Egyptian partners in strengthening the country's defense and security and to maintain stability in the Middle East and North Africa,” Shoigu quoted TASS at a meeting of the heads of the defense and diplomatic departments of Russia and Egypt in the “2 + 2 "in Moscow.
The Russian minister stressed that, although many countries in the region are still overcoming the crisis of the “Arab spring”, the economic and social situation in Egypt remains stable.
Earlier, Shoigu announced a joint Russian-Egyptian exercises in August in the Ryazan region.