Vladimir Putin, President of Russia, and Abdel Fattah Sisi, President of Egypt, met with each other in Moscow on Wednesday, November 6. This meeting was held on the sidelines of the third meeting between Russia and Africa. TASS news agency reported that the meeting was planned before the official welcoming ceremony for the participants of the Russia-Africa meeting in the Kremlin. This meeting will be held on November 6 and 7 in the presence of representatives of 48 African countries, of which 22 are participating countries at a high level. On Tuesday, November 5, Putin announced the expansion of cooperation between Russia and Egypt in the field of energy and considered the construction of the Dabaa nuclear power plant one of the largest joint projects of the two countries. He emphasized that this project was progressing well with Sisi's support. Earlier in September, on the sidelines of the BRICS meeting in India, Putin and Sisi discussed bilateral relations and international issues. At the same meeting, Putin announced that large joint projects between Russia and Egypt are progressing according to plan despite the difficulties.