Russia and Egypt were once firm friends, but their relationship has been on the backburner for decades. Now there are signs of a revival. Russian ministers are in Cairo to discuss military cooperation - reportedly an arms deal worth some two billion dollars. It comes weeks after Washington announced it was cutting aid to Egypt because of concerns over human rights. So is post-revolution Egypt turning to Russia at the expense of the US? Laura Cellier and her panel discuss.<br /><br />William JORDAN, Former Official at the US State Department;<br />Oleg KOBTZEFF, Assistant Professor at the American University of Paris;<br />Ron Ben YISHAI, National Security Commentator for Ynet news;<br />Tarek RADWAN, Egypt specialist and Associate Director at the Atlantic Council.<br /><br />Produced and prepared by Emma James and Haxie Meyers-Belkin<br />Watch the second part<br />http://www.france24.com/en/taxonomy/emission/18881<br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en
