Mufti Rushan Abbyasov, Deputy Chairman of the Religious Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation (RBM RF) for International Affairs, met with a delegation from the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt in the Russian Federation, headed by Defence Attaché, Captain 1st Rank Ahmed Aboelnaga. The meeting was also attended by Ildar Galeyev, Deputy Chairman of the RBM of the Russian Federation, Head of the International Department.

Rushan conveyed words of greetings to the guests on behalf of the Chairman of the Russian RBM, Chief Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gainutdin and emphasised the importance of historical ties between Russian Mufties and Egypt, citing the visit of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser to the Moscow Cathedral Mosque in 1958. In addition, he spoke about the significance of the Cathedral Mosque for the Russian Muslim community and the current state of affairs in the Ummah.

For his part, Mr Ahmed Aboelnaga expressed his gratitude for the warm welcome and noted the high level of Russian-Egyptian relations. Also, on behalf of the delegation accompanying Egyptian President Abdelfattah Sisi to Kazan during the recent BRICS Heads of State Summit, he donated to the Moscow Cathedral Mosque several copies of the Russian translation of the Qur'an prepared by specialists from the world-renowned Al-Azhar University.

In this context, Mufti Rushan Abbyasov noted that the attention of the Egyptian delegation participating in the Summit to the spiritual side of Russian-Egyptian relations, as well as to the Moscow Cathedral Mosque is of greater importance for Russian Mufties.

At the end of the meeting, Rushan Hazrat presented the guests with a photo album ‘Mosques of Russia’ illustrating the richest historical and architectural heritage of the Muslim peoples of our country.