Medvedev seals strategic pact with Egypt

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CAIRO (AFP) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a strategic cooperation pact with Egypt on Tuesday, the first day of a four-nation tour aimed at bolstering Moscow's influence in Africa and the Middle East.

Medvedev signed the 10-year agreement with President Hosni Mubarak, whose country has had historic political and military ties with Moscow and is Russia's largest trading partner in Africa.

The two leaders said in a joint declaration they were determined to coordinate "foreign policy positions and steps" and stressed the importance of reaching "a fair peace" in the Middle East.

They also said their two nations were committed to the "building of a new multipolar world order, which will be more democratic, fair and safe for all states," according to a copy...