10 May 2023 13:50

Russia lifts ban on flights to Georgia - presidential decree

MOSCOW. May 10 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree lifting the ban on flights from Russia to Georgia.

The decree, which is available on the official online database of legal information, scraps presidential decree 287 On Certain Measures to Ensure the Russian Federation's National Security and Protect Citizens of the Russian Federation from Criminal and Other Unlawful Deeds dated June 21, 2019.

Decree 287 temporarily prohibited Russian airlines from performing flights, including commercial ones, from the Russian Federation to Georgia.

The document also recommended that travel operators and travel agents refrain from selling travel packages including such flights to citizens while the ban remained in effect.

The Russian Foreign Ministry also said on Wednesday that it retracted its June 21, 2019 recommendation for Russian citizens to refrain from travelling to Georgia. "At the same time, while visiting this country, security aspects should be taken into consideration and caution should be exercised," ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said in a commentary available on the ministry's website.