The Consul General of Russia in Hurghada Jamshed Boltaev said Sunday that he expects Russian tourism returns to Egypt within a month. However, he said the decision for the return of Russian tourists to Egypt may only be handled by President Vladimir Putin. The Russian ambassador to Egypt Sergey Kirpichenko inaugurated the third Russian consulate in Egypt at the city of Hurghada. Last month, Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said that flights between Russia and Egypt will most likely resume in January. This was exacerbated by the downing of the Russian plane in October 2015, which killed all 224 passengers and crew on board, most of them Russian tourists.

Source: Egypt Independent January 22, 2017 10:38 UTC