Morsi heads to Russia to meet with Putin

Egyptian President Mohammad Mursi left Cairo for a two-day visit to Russia, during which he would meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, local media said.Accompanied by a high-level ministerial delegation, Mursi is expected to hold a mini-summit with Putin to promote bilateral ties, particularly trade relations, and to attract Russian investments to Egypt in the fields of energy, transport and engineering, Xinhua reported.Mursi and Putin will also discuss the Syrian crisis, the Middle-East peace process and the efforts to make the Middle-East a nuclear-free zone.It is Mursi\'s the first visit to Russia since he came into power in late June 2012. The two leaders first met on March 27 in the BRICS summit in South Africa.