Egyptian Aviation Minister Sherif Fathy and Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov on Friday signed a cooperation agreement on the resumption of direct flights between the two countries after a two-year break. 

Air traffic will resume on February 1, 2018, Sputnik News reported on Friday.

According to the Egyptian aviation minister, Moscow and Cairo will discuss the resumption of charter flights in April, 2018. 

Under the protocol, flights will be resumed first to Cairo International Airport and then to the resort cities of Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada.

Following the signing of the protocol, Fathy said that tour operators were given the green light to resume flights between Egypt and Russia as of next February