Dvorkovich: Flights between Russia, Cairo may be resumed soon

The decision to resume flights to Cairo may be taken soon, Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich told on Saturday, TASS reports.

"I am not telling the time, but I think the decision on Cairo is close," he said, though refraining from giving time for flights to Hurghada and Sharm el Sheikh. The official said as yet he did not plan meeting with Egypt's representative on that topic.

"As yet, a meeting is not planned (with head of Egypt's civil aviation authority)," he said, "but anyway, like we said earlier, a priority is to open flights to the Cairo airport, and then we shall continue working on the rest."