Egyptian Parliament Speaker Ali Abdel Aal said on Tuesday his meeting with Russian State Duma Speaker Sergey Naryshkin dealt with several political issues, along with the need to restoring tourism relations and resuming flights to Egypt.

At a joint press conference, Abdel Aal added that the meeting also dealt with regional developments, including the situation in Syria.

We agreed on the need to reach a political solution for the Syrian crisis, the Egyptian speaker said.

He added that there are no peaceful solutions or negotiations with terrorism.

All regional and international parties should cooperate to eliminate terrorism, Abdel Aal added.