CAIRO, Sept 29, 2018 (MENA) - Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry met with his Russia counterpart Sergey Lavrov on ways of boosting the bilateral relations, as well as regional and international issues of common concern. Shoukry said the upcoming visit to be paid by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi to Russia would open up new horizons for the ties at all fields, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid said in a statement following the meeting. Preparations are underway to reach the highest level of success, he added. The two ministers discussed ways to strengthen the economic cooperation between the two countries, the spokesman said. Shoukry stressed Egypt's interest in increasing direct Russian investments in the country, especially in the industrial domain. The two ministers expressed satisfaction with the progress made in the Dabaa nuclear plant project. Their meeting also tackled recent developments in Syria and Libya. The Egyptian minister stressed the need to maintain the national institutions in both Libya and Syria and to secure their stability and territorial integrity. He urged more efforts to achieve political settlement to cement regional security and stability and to prevent the expansion and spread of terrorist groups. Shoukry also warned against establishing safe routes to allow terrorists to leave Syria's Idlib. For his part, Lavrov expressed Russia's support for the Egyptian efforts in Libya, affirmed the importance of uniting the Libyan army. He warned against relying on militias to preserve stability in the country.