Will the Russian side provide security at Egyptian airports?

The Russian and Egyptian governments will sign an agreement on cooperation in the field of civil aviation security. The agreement was reached at a working meeting between Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov and Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathi.

One of the points of the agreement is Russia’s demand for “possible participation of Russian experts” in ensuring security at Egyptian airports, the Ministry of Transport said.

Maxim Sokolov said that the guarantee of a high level of security at airports will be a key point in the issue of the resumption of direct flights between Russia and Egypt.

The Ministry of Transport praised the work of the Egyptian side on security and believes that close cooperation in this area will continue. It is planned to create a step-by-step plan of joint actions and sign an interstate agreement on cooperation in the field of civil aviation security.

The Ministry of Transport called an important part of the meeting the message about the final stage of the investigation into the causes of the crash that occurred with a Russian plane in Egypt in October 2015.

According to the "Vestnik ATOR", at the end of July, the Prosecutor General of Egypt should come to Moscow, the subject of negotiations in Moscow will also be the issues of resumption of air traffic.