"Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Sergei Kirpichenko, a talented and steady friend, died suddenly this morning in a hospital", the statement issued by the ministry reads.
Meanwhile, the cause of the ambassador's sudden death has not been revealed.
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry has offered its condolences on the passing of Russian Ambassador to Egypt Sergei Kirpichenko.
"The official spokesperson of the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Ahmed Hafez, offers condolences on behalf of the Foreign Ministry on the passing way of Russian Ambassador to Egypt Sergei Kirpichenko", the ministry said in its statement.
Since the morning of 2 September, the flag over the Russian Embassy in Cairo has been flying at half-staff in Kirpichenko's memory.
Kirpichenko had served as Russia's ambassador to Egypt since 2011. Prior to that, he was the country's ambassador to Syria, Libya, and the United Arab Emirates.
