Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili said Russia’s decision to cancel the visa regime for Georgian citizens and the ban on direct flights was positive.
He also turned to other countries with a request to establish a visa-free regime with Georgia if they did not like the decision of the Russian Federation to cancel visas for Georgians.
In summary, Garibashvili stressed that his country could accept flights from airlines and planes from Russia, which were not subject to European Union sanctions.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin lifted the ban on flights to Georgia for domestic airlines and also canceled the visa regime for Georgian citizens from May 15.
However, Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili said resuming direct flights and abolishing the visa regime with Georgia is unacceptable. Furthermore, she urged calling a meeting of the Security Council and considering the introduction of three-month visas for Russians.
Also, Georgian Foreign Minister Ilya Darchiashvili reacted positively to the introduction of a visa-free regime with Russia.
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