Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron waits to meet Egypt's President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi outside of 10 Downing Street in London, Britain November 5, 2015 (Reuters)
British Prime Minister David Cameron told reporters that he had “every sympathy” with Cairo over its anger due to the UK’s decision to evacuate its tourists from Sharm El-Sheikh, but that he “put the safety of British people first.”
On Thursday the UK announced it was planning to evacuate all its citizens from Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh, after remarks made by the UK PM’s office that the Russian plane downed last week was possibly brought down by a bomb onboard.
Cameron said shortly before his meeting with Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, that the UK “cannot be certain that the Russian airliner was brought down by a terrorist bomb, but it looks increasingly likely that that was the case.”
“Our main priority is to put in place more security at that airport so it's safe to fly people home. That's what we'll work with the Egyptians to do,” Cameron added, referring to Sharm El-Sheikh’s International airport.
Cameron also added that he would be calling Russian president Vladimir Putin to explain to him the reasons behind the UK’s decision to act before the investigations are complete by suspending their flights to and from Sharm El-Sheikh.
Cameron’s statement came before his meeting with El-Sisi on Thursday as part of the Egyptian president’s three-day visit to the UK.
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