22 Aug 2013 15:52

Russia is not considering evacuating Russians from Egypt - Russian Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW. Aug 22 (Interfax) - Russia is not considering evacuating its tourists from Egypt, Russian Foreign Ministry official Alexander Lukashevich said.

"As for evacuation scenarios, such decisions are made by the government based on the situation in a specific country. Of course, as far as I know, we are not talking about such scenarios yet," Lukashevich told a briefing on Thursday, responding to a question as to under which circumstances would a decision be made to evacuate Russian citizens from Egypt.