Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is urging Russia to resume direct flights to Egyptian resorts.
Moscow suspended such flights after a hidden bomb brought a Russian passenger plane down over Sinai in October 2015, killing all 224 people on board. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility.
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Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is urging Russia to resume direct flights to Egyptian resorts.
Addressing the Russian parliament's upper house, el-Sissi on Tuesday emphasized that restoring the flights was essential for Egypt's tourism industry.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, right, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. (Sergei IlnitskyPool Photo via AP)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. (Sergei IlnitskyPool Photo via AP)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. (Sergei IlnitskyPool Photo via AP)
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, right, shakes hands with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Egyptian officials say the visit will enhance economic and trade ties and include discussions to advance the construction of the nuclear plant Russia is building on Egypt's Mediterranean coast. (Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Flights between Moscow and Cairo resumed in April after Egyptian officials beefed up airport security. Talks about restoring direct air travel to Egypt's Red Sea resorts have dragged on.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, second left, attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. (Sergei IlnitskyPool Photo via AP)
Addressing the Russian parliament's upper house, el-Sissi on Tuesday emphasized that restoring the flights was essential for Egypt's tourism industry.
Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to host el-Sissi for dinner at his residence in the Black Sea resort of Sochi.
The two leaders have developed a close personal rapport and sought to expand bilateral ties.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi attends a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. (Sergei IlnitskyPool Photo via AP)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, right, attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. (Sergei IlnitskyPool Photo via AP)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. (Sergei IlnitskyPool Photo via AP)
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi attends a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. (Sergei IlnitskyPool Photo via AP)
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, right, shakes hands with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi during their meeting in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. Egyptian officials say the visit will enhance economic and trade ties and include discussions to advance the construction of the nuclear plant Russia is building on Egypt's Mediterranean coast. (Dmitry Astakhov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)