Russian Parliament Speaker, Egypt's Leader to Discuss Cooperation

Sergei Naryshkin and Abdel Fattah Sisi will discuss inter-parliamentary cooperation during Egypt's leader visit to Russia.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Speaker of the lower house of the Russian parliament Sergei Naryshkin and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi will discuss inter-parliamentary cooperation during Egypt's leader visit to Russia on Tuesday, Russia's State Duma deputy chief of staff Yuri Shuvalov said.

The Egyptian president is expected to visit Russia on August 25-27. During his visit, the president will hold talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and Russian senior officials to discuss various bilateral issues, according to the Kremlin.

"Sergei Naryshkin will meet with the Egyptian President during the visit. They will discuss issues of cooperation, including inter-parliamentary cooperation," Shuvalov told RIA Novosti.

Egypt's parliament has not been formally functioning since 2012 as country's High court ruled entire parliament should be dismissed because of constitutional violations. Currently, the legislative functions in the country are carried out by the government and head of state.

The Egyptian parliamentary elections were originally scheduled for March, 2015 but the Supreme Constitutional Court ruled that the law regulating electoral districts was unconstitutional. Following the introduction of changes into the electoral law, Egypt is preparing for parliamentary elections later this year.