Russia's Putin and Egypt's Sissi Agree on New Airline Security Measures
Flights between the two countries has been suspended since a Russian plane broke up over the Sinai Peninsula last month, killing 224 people on board.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi have agreed on measures to improve airline security as a first step towards resuming flights between the two countries, the Kremlin said on Wednesday.
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Sissi also told Putin that Egypt understands the Russian people's pain, a day after Moscow said an onboard bomb caused last month's plane crash in Sinai, an Egyptian presidential spokesman confirmed.
Flights were cancelled between Russia and Egypt after a Russian plane broke up over the Sinai Peninsula last month, killing 224 people on board. The Kremlin said on Tuesday terrorists had placed a bomb on the plane.
Egyptian officials have declined to say whether a bomb caused the crash, saying a multi-national investigation is still underway.
The Kremlin said in the same statement that Putin told Sissi about Russia's intensified combat operations against extremist groups in Syria.