Russia Has Signed A Draft Agreement With Egypt To Use Its' Airbases And Airspace

Egypt Independent: Egypt and Russia agree on draft deal to use others’ airbases, airspace

The Egyptian and Russian government agreed on a draft deal on Thursday which would allow the two countries to use each other’s airspace and airbases.

The final terms are yet to be agreed upon.

According to the Russian state-run news channel, Russia Today, the draft was prepared by the Russian Defense Ministry and received approval from Russian Foreign Ministry as well as the Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

The approval was published as a PM decree on Thursday by Russian governmental legal paperwork portal shows. The Russian defense and foreign ministries negotiated and signed the draft agreement with their Egyptian counterparts, according to Russia Today.

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