WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — US Secretary of State John Kerry has spoken with Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on the crash of the EgyptAir plane over the Mediterranean Sea and pledged to stay in close contact during the investigation of the incident, US Department of State spokesperson John Kirby said in a press release on Friday.
"The Secretary [Kerry] and the Foreign Minister [Shoukry] promised to stay in close contact as the investigation progresses," Kirby stated.
Early on Thursday, the EgyptAir Airbus A320, carrying a total of 66 people, disappeared from radar screens over the Mediterranean Sea, 10 miles into Egyptian airspace, while en route from Paris to Cairo.
At present, the US Navy is aiding Greece with the search efforts after the crash of the plane, and has deployed a surveillance aircraft.
