By Akram Medhat
Minister of Antiquities Dr. Khaled El-Enany met with Ambassador Sergei Kirpichenko, Russia's ambassador in Cairo, to discuss ways of joint cooperation between the two countries in archaeological and museum work.
Dr. Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, revealed that the possibility of holding temporary exhibitions of Egyptian antiquities at Russian museums is being studied, as they are the best means of cultural exchange between the two peoples and of getting to know the great Egyptian civilization.
It is worth noting that the meeting was attended by Dr. Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities; Ahmed Obeid, general supervisor of the Minister's Office; Dr. Yasmine El-Shazly, general supervisor of the International Organizations for Cultural Heritage Department; and Sabah Abdel Razek, general director of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir.
Russian tourism had stopped since the crash of a passenger plane on October 31, 2015, in Sharm El-Sheikh, after which the Russian government announced a complete ban on flights between the two countries. Russian tourists are drawn to beaches, especially in Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada, and large tourist groups used to make day trips to Cairo to visit the Pyramids and the Egyptian Museum, and to Luxor to visit its unique ancient temples.
