Russia and Egypt urged to be careful about the assumptions that the cause of the accident aircraft A321 at Sinai was a bomb explosion on board.
The Russian authorities have called such statements speculation and Egyptian talk about the absence of evidence to support this version.
Vladimir Putin in a telephone conversation with British Prime Minister David Cameron, held on Thursday, he stressed that “in assessing the causes of what happened in the Sinai Peninsula is necessary to operate the data that will clear up during ongoing formal investigation “.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has previously said that although at the moment there is no certainty that the flight A321 of the Russian airline” Kogalymavia “was blown up, but it seems more likely that was just that.
He added that the need to strengthen security at the airport in Sharm el-Sheikh, from where it departed flight A321.
He said he regretted that the Egyptians, which depend on foreign tourism, will suffer economically from the decision of London to cease all flights to Sharm el-Sheikh, but stressed that He security of UK citizens above all else.
“Chase special purpose”
The official spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova said BBC Russian Service that Britain It is likely to pursue specific goals, when, according to her, does not provide Russia with information about the causes of the disaster liner “Kogalymavia” Sinai.
So Zakharov commented on the words of British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond, who had previously stated that, according to intelligence reports, there is a “serious possibility” that the Airbus A321 of the Russian airline “Kogalymavia” was blown up by militants extremist group “Islamic state”.
“It is surprising that a public statement on this subject, which, as we have repeatedly said, and I think it obscheponyatny thesis – topic requires knowledge of the facts – and so surprised that statements appears not professional, not an expert on this issue, and the foreign minister. A truly shocking realization that the British Government have any information that could shed light on what happened in the skies over Egypt, “- said Maria Zakharova, when asked Bi-bi-si.
At the same time press secretary of the Russian president, Dmitry Peskov, said that at present there is no reason to sound at least one version of the reasons for the collapse of the Russian aircraft A321 as a more or less accurate.
“From the investigation until we no statements not We heard. Any other such assumptions are untested nature of the information or any speculation. If you have any more serious data, we hope that they, whoever possessed these data will be made available to the investigation, “- said Peskov.
Also, Putin’s spokesman commented on the decision of Britain temporarily cancel flights to Egypt because of reports about the possible involvement of “Islamic state” to the plane crash.
“It is the sovereign right of Britain – to fly or not to fly somewhere. Russian planes continue to operate flights, “- said Peskov, noting that the decision of the UK is based on” some data, statements about the likelihood, again, of a bang “.
Data Intelligence
On Wednesday, the American and British intelligence agencies have made it clear that the plane crash A321 may have been caused by a bomb on board.
Representatives of the intelligence of Britain and the United States specify, however, that the final conclusions have not yet been made .
A321 aircraft of Russian airline “Kogalymavia” crashed in the Sinai peninsula on October 31.
killing all 224 people aboard. It is the largest air disaster in the history of Soviet and Russian civil aviation.
On Thursday in London held another meeting of the government emergency committee “COBRA” (“Cabinet Office Briefing Room A”, “COBRA”). The Committee meets only in emergencies. The Committee meets only in emergencies.
On the eve of the British Prime Minister David Cameron held the first meeting of the “Cobra” in connection with the collapse of the Russian A321.
A group of British experts is currently conducting an inspection system of airport security.
“premature conclusions”
The Egyptian authorities have previously questioned the statements of jihadists from the extremist group “Islamic State” argues that the collapse of the aircraft – their handiwork, saying, that the tragedy could have occurred due to technical problems.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Sisi also called propaganda statement IG of involvement in the collapse of the Russian passenger aircraft A321 and added that it is too early to draw conclusions on the causes of the crash.
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry also criticized the conclusions chapter of the Foreign Office, Philip Hammond, calling their premature, and added that Egypt has taken extraordinary measures to strengthen security at the airport in Sharm el-Sheikh.
At the same time in the Egyptian press reported that the Civil Aviation Authority has appointed a new head of airport Sharm el- Sheikh, although managing director insists that it has nothing to do with the crash of the A321, the newspaper “Sada al Balad”.
Every year about a million British tourists rest in the resorts of Egypt, a considerable part of them – in Sharm -esh Sheikh.
Several European airlines, including the German Lufthansa and Air France, have ceased to fly over the Sinai Peninsula immediately after the crash of the Russian airliner.
International experts continue to study the wreckage at the crash site in Egypt.
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