For this conference, something that takes place a few times a year. >> certainly, it does send that visual message j but in the meantime, back in sharm el sheikh, russian investigators have now arrived so they can independently evaluate security at the airport. egyptian officials have been tight lipped on the cause, even at this stage, not confirming that a bomb is to blame. how might that incident impact the russian egyptian relationship? >> reporter: well, egypt is hugely important to russia. you know, at this time, this decade, if you will, when president putin looks at nato and allies, if ...