MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu and his Egyptian counterpart Sedki Sobhi held a phone conversation on Monday, discussing issues including the Syrian crisis and bilateral military-technical cooperation, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
"During the conversation, the sides discussed matters of Russian-Egyptian military and military-technical cooperation. The Russian side reaffirmed its readiness to strengthen cooperation to enhance the capacity of the Egyptian armed forces… The defense ministers also discussed the situation in conflict regions, including the situation in Syria," the statement reads.