When will charters return to Egypt?

In Sochi at the forum "Russia-Africa" held talks between the presidents of Russia and EgyptVladimir Putin and Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

There is no official information on the discussion of the resumption of tourist transportation. The Kremlin website contains part of the transcript of the meeting, it does not mention the issue of air communication.

Press Secretary of the President of the Russian Federation Dmitry Peskov said that “both sides are interested” in joint work on the resumption of air communication, “in order to eventually reach specific dates.”

"Constructively" - a comment by Evgeny Dietrich, Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation on journalists' questions about how the leaders' negotiations on the renewal of charters went.

ATOR Bulletin experts draw attention to important nuances. First, the relevant ministers of both countries took part in the negotiations.

Secondly, the dialogue continues. Moreover, according to the Kremlin transcript, Sisi invited Putin to visit Egypt.

Peskov noted that the preparation of a possible visit of Putin to Egypt will be agreed through diplomatic channels, but there is no information about the timing of the visit.

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov believes that the issue of resumption of flights between Russia and Egyptian resorts will be resolved in the near future.

Bassam Radi, the press secretary of the President of Armenia, said in an interview with local media that the dialogue in this direction is constructive.

“The return of flights is a very important issue for Egypt and has a major impact on the tourism sector. We hope that Russian tourism will return soon.”

Source: atorus