A source at Egypt's Civil Aviation Ministry said on Saturday that his country rejected a proposal calling for stationing Russian security delegations at Egyptian airports that receive Russian aviation. Russia and Egypt agreed in March on the final version of the aviation security protocol, making it possible for the two countries to resume air traffic. The protocol assigned Russian aviation experts to monitor the degree of commitment to safety procedures at Egyptian airports, according to the statement. Several countries then demanded that certain security measures be implemented at Egyptian airports for the resumption of direct flights to be considered. Russia, which had halted all flights to and from Egypt after the 2015 incident, sent several delegations of Russian expert in 2016 to inspect the security measures at Egyptian airports.

Source: Egypt Independent May 13, 2017 12:00 UTC