Georgia says considering opening of land borders tooMay 7, 2021 - 14:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Georgia says it is considering opening the land borders too, months after easing air travel restrictions for vaccinated tourists and visitors with negative PCR tests. According to a report from The Messenger Online, the country's Minister of Economy Natela Turnava said they are working to open the land borders by the same principle as the air borders. “For example: it will be easier for vaccinated visitors to enter Georgia, as well as for those who have taken the test,” Turnava explained. Georgia eased entry restrictions for air travel from a number of countries, allowing travelers from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia and Belarus to enter Georgia beginning from March 1, if they had a negative PCR test from the past 72 hours. Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. Partner news | Russia warns Armenia against “falling into West’s trap” Zakharova maintained, however, that anything that will benefit the people of Armenia can only be welcomed. CSTO: Armenia has not participated in secretariat’s work recently Recently Armenia has not participated in the work of the secretariat of the CSTO, Imangali Tasmagambetov said. Meeting with U.S., EU not against third parties, says Armenia The meeting scheduled for April 5 is dedicated to strengthening of the Armenia-EU-US cooperation, Yerevan added. Ucom launches network modernization efforts in few regions of Armenia In particular, on March 28, the legacy Mobile Switching Subsystem will be replaced with a new one. |