French and Egyptian authorities vow solidarity over missing aircraft
19.05.2016 - 23:05
French and Egyptian authorities have been reacting to the disappearance of EgyptAir flight MS804 with 66 people on board The French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault spoke the world’s media in Paris:
“Obviously, we can only imagine the anguish of the families. There are 15 French citizens on board. So, our top priority is to inform the relatives. A crisis management unit has been set up at the Foreign Ministry. A hotline number has opened, and the families have already started to call, relatives are also welcomed in a hotel near the airport . Another crisis unit is at work in our embassy in Cairo”
