Britain, Egypt working closely on Sharm al-Sheikh crash – PM

Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron said Thursday his country and Egypt both were working closely on last week’s Russian plane crash in Sharm alSheikh which killed all 224 onboard.

At a joint news conference with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, both leaders were keen to downplay any strains caused by Britain’s move to suspend flights to the tourist destination after the Russian plane crashed.

“We are working intensively together in the spirit of close cooperation and I’m immensely grateful for all the efforts the Egyptian authorities have made so far,” Cameron told reporters.

Sisi, who had a working lunch with Cameron during a visit to Britain, said Cairo had been asked 10 months ago to check security at the airport

“We understood their concern because they are really interested in the safety and security of their nationals,” he added.

Source: Reuters