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Lavrov. ME. al-monitor.com/pulse/original…
Never has Russia had such an ambitious schedule rife with contacts with the Middle East, with items on the agenda ranging from politics to economics. 
Lavrov also focused on greater Russia-Arab economic cooperation. Bilateral trade between Russia and Jordan is no longer on the decline, and in fact increased dramatically, from $157 million in 2017 to $602.6 million in 2018.
According to the Russia-Africa Shared Vision 2030 report, Russia’s cumulative investment in Egypt totaled over $4.7 billion by late 2017. In 2018, Russian exports to Egypt grew from $6.2 billion to $7.1 billion.
