Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El Sisi held a lengthy meeting with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, said Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Sunday.

They first held an expanded meeting attended by members of the two delegations then they held bilateral talks, Shoukry told reporters.

Sisi met with the leaders of Kazkhstan, Azerbaijan and India on the sidelines of his participation in the 70th anniversary of Russia's victory in the Second World War.

Sisi also held talks with Vietnamese President Truong Tan Sang on boosting bilateral relations, especially political and economic ones, Shoukry said.

He expressed appreciation for the economic boom achieved by Vietnam.

Sisi also held talks with the leaders of China and Armenia on bilateral relations and regional and international developments.