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Egypt 'ready to agree' new Russian air base on coast#DiplomacyReports come as Russia says it will make naval base on Syrian coast 'permanent'Egypt is in talks to allow Russia use of military bases across the country, including an air base on the Mediterranean coast close to the border with Libya, Russian media reported on Monday.Russia is especially keen to renovate an ex-Soviet naval base in the coastal town of Sidi Barani, which was used until 1972 to monitor US warships in the Mediterranean, Russian foreign and defence ministry sources told local daily Izvestia.According to the source, an agreement could see the Sidi Barani base be renovated and ready for use as an air base by 2019.Cairo is “ready to agree to lease to Moscow to address primary geopolitical issues, if the needs of the Egyptian side are met,” the paper quoted a defence ministry source as saying.“A growing number of countries, including Egypt, are becoming aware of Russia’s role in maintaining the balance of forces in the world,” deputy chair of the Russian parliament’s defence committee Andrei Krasov told the newspaper.More At: http://www.middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-ready-agree-new-russian-air-base-coast-reports-1845388280
