Russia, Egypt Continue Dialogue on Resuming Flights - Kremlin

© AP Photo / Thomas HartwellA passenger walks to a shuttle bus to board a plane at Sharm el-Sheikh Airport, south Sinai, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015
A passenger walks to a shuttle bus to board a plane at Sharm el-Sheikh Airport, south Sinai, Egypt, Monday, Nov. 9, 2015 - Sputnik International
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Russia and Egypt are in close and regular contact on the issue of resuming flights between the countries, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Friday.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to Peskov, the Kremlin has no information on whether Russia has received an Egyptian report on the Airbus A321 plane crash over the Sinai Peninsula.

"But our contact with Egypt regarding this issue has not been interrupted, the work to provide the necessary security conditions for renewal of the flights continues," Peskov told reporters.

Tourists play bowels the beach at the Bella Vista Hotel in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Hurghada on January 9, 2016, the day after the hotel came under attack by knife-wielding assailants, in the latest blow to the country's beleaguered tourism industry - Sputnik International
16 Million Egyptians Financially Affected by A321 Plane Crash
Flights between Russia and Egypt were suspended after a Russia-operated Airbus A321, en route from the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St. Petersburg, crashed on October 31, 2015, as a result of an explosion on board.

Daesh terrorist group claimed responsibility for planting a bomb on board the aircraft.

The two countries have been conduction a joint investigation into the crash, as well as cooperating on enhancing the security of Egyptian airports.

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