Egypt's Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy (R) meets with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov (L) in Cairo November 14, 2013. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El-Ghany
CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt's top general hailed a new era of defence cooperation with Moscow on Thursday during a visit by Russian officials, sending a message to Washington after it suspended some military aid.
Relations between Cairo and the United States deteriorated after the army overthrew Islamist President Mohamed Mursi on July 3. Last month, Washington announced it would withhold deliveries of some military and economic aid pending progress on democracy.
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