New proposals to be made for opening of land borders of Azerbaijan

11:34 - 3.06.2021


June 3, Fineko/abc.az. The matter of opening of the land borders of Azerbaijan is actual, ABC.AZ was informed by State Tourism Agency’s press secretary Kenan Guluzadeh.

Agency’s representative emphasized that the arrival of tourists in Azerbaijan and the creation of new opportunities is certainly an urgent topic for our country.

He added that these questions are currently being discussed with the participation of governmental agencies, including the State Tourism Agency.

"The decisions taken in Azerbaijan in this direction are based on ensuring the health and safety of people. This is the main problem. After that, other matters are resolved. The most important thing for Azerbaijan is security issues. We try to ensure that there is no damage to the conditions that are actually under control. Of course, the opening of borders carries certain risks. Currently, the State Tourism Agency is also preparing proposals.

The experience of different countries and mechanisms are being studied. That is, successful forms that can manifest themselves are already considered here, so that when opening borders, it is clear what transition conditions should be. But in general, it is clear what issues we can consider and what mechanisms can be applied by other states."

It should be noted that since 1 June Georgia has announced the opening of land borders for citizens of more than 50 countries. According to the conditions, persons who will enter a neighboring country will be required to obtain a certificate confirming a negative result of a PCR test conducted within the last 72 hours.

 

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