Putin Held Parleys with Egyptian President El-Sissi Coinciding with Victory Day Parade in Moscow

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With Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, Putin praised the economic cooperation between Egypt and Russia, saying that trade turnover reached a record USD 9 billion last year and keeps growing.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held separate talks with his Egyptian and Brazilian counterparts after attending the Victory Day parade marking the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany.

With Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, Putin praised the economic cooperation between Egypt and Russia, saying that trade turnover reached a record USD 9 billion last year and keeps growing.

During the meeting with Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Putin thanked him for visiting Russia and noted that relations were developing steadily between the two countries.

Russia marked the 80th anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II with a massive military parade on Red Square on Friday attended by a host of foreign leaders, including China’s Xi Jinping. Victory Day, which is celebrated in Russia on May 9, is the country’s most important secular holiday.

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The parade and other ceremonies underline Moscow’s efforts to project its global power and cement the alliances it has forged while seeking a counterbalance to the West amid the conflict in Ukraine that has dragged on for a fourth year