Civil Aviation Ministry denies telling Russians final stages of plane crash investigations were reached
The Egyptian Civil Aviation Ministry denied Russian reports that Egypt has completed investigations into the crash of the Metrojet flight in Sinai, according to an official statement. The ministry says Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathy did meet with Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov, but stresses that the Prosecutor General’s office will be the entity to present any updates regarding the investigation. The Prosecutor General will travel to Russia to present all updates “next week,” the statement said. Sputnik had reported that Fathy announced that the investigation into the crash entered its final stage.
Russians haven’t booked a date to come inspect security at Egyptian airports: A representative of Russia’s Transport Ministry said “the visit date of Russian specialists for completion of the security audit of Egyptian airports has not yet been fixed and depends on fulfillment of security requirements,” according to TASS. Fathy had invited Russian experts to assess airport security in Egypt during his visit, Daily News Egypt reported.