The Suez Canal Authority has reportedly signaled interest in closer Cairo-Moscow cooperation
The authority overseeing Egypt’s Suez Canal is seeking to sign a partnership deal with Russia, RIA Novosti has reported. The two countries are already working together on a major industrial project in the area.
Osama Rabie, chairman and managing director of the Suez Canal Authority, told RIA on Monday that Russia currently has no direct partnership with the canal itself – only with the Suez Canal Economic Zone in eastern Port Said.
“We hope for such a [partnership] agreement,” he said when asked about cooperation with Moscow.
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