Egypt’s ambassador to Russia said Tuesday that Russian national carrier Aeroflot and its Egyptian counterpart EgyptAir were in talks about the resumption of Russian flights to Cairo, something he said he hoped would be possible. Russian President Vladimir Putin has already authorised the resumption of regular Russian airline flights to Cairo, and the Egyptian ambassador, Ihab Nasr, told reporters the Egyptian government had also signed off on the move. All that remained, he said, was for Aeroflot and EgyptAir to agree on the details amongst themselves.