cairo russian president vladimir putin hold talk egypt president abdel fattah al-sisi monday agree resume civilian flight moscow halt two years ago militants bomb russian tourist jet sinai putin late visit cairo reflect deepen tie russia egypt second large recipient u.s. military aid israel strategic u.s. partner middle east control suez canal putin fly turkey briefly visit russian base syria arrive egypt order russian force start withdraw syria two-year military campaign cairo egyptian russian minister sign 21 billion deal start work egypt dabaa nuclear power plant putin say moscow ready resume russian civilian flight egypt moscow halt civilian air traffic egypt 2015 militants detonate bomb russian metrojet flight down jet leave tourist resort sharm el-sheikh kill 224 people board attack moscow decision damage egypt already struggle tourism industry egyptian airport inspections talk resume flight go months russian security service report whole ready open direct air link moscow cairo putin say would require sign correspond intergovernmental protocol russia transport minister tell reporters flight could resume early february russia prepare sign protocol egypt week early russian state nuclear company rosatom say dabaa nuclear station build egypt four reactors cost 21 billion construction expect finish 2028-2029. moscow cairo sign initial agreement 2015 russia build plant russia extend loan egypt cover cost construction sisi say two leaders also discuss industrial project trade russian investments egypt include suez canal economic zone sisi putin also discuss syria mutual rejection u.s. president donald trump decision recognize jerusalem capital israel move trigger protest across region european capitals detail exchange view key international issue approach either coincide completely really quite close putin say high-level russian visit come u.s. government august decide deny egypt 95.7 million aid delay another 195 million failure make progress human right democratic norms russia launch military operation support syrian president bashar al-assad september 2015 sign moscow keen expand military presence region neither leader monday mention announcement november russia government publish draft agreement russia egypt allow countries use air space air base military plan putin steadily build relations egypt first visit cairo 2015 first leader major power meet sisi former egyptian army commander oust islamist president mohamed mursi 2013. prompt washington cool relations egypt u.s. government suspend military aid since two leaders increase cooperation revive historical alliance egypt soviet union 1970s putin egypt 's sisi discuss restart flight sign nuclear deal