Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi will visit Russia on 17 October, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov has confirmed to TASS news agency, Egypt's state-owned MENA news agency reported.

"Preparations are being made for the meeting," Peskov said.

On Tuesday, Russian Presidential Aide Yuri Ushakov said that preparations for the Egyptian president’s visit to Russia were underway.