Georgia may change the free visa regime for Russians
This is the country of Russia Ukraine of Russians fleeing the mobilization announced for the war like It is necessary to prevent an unprecedented flow
President of Georgia Salome Zurabishvili said that his country Russia may change the “liberal” visa regime for its citizens.
According to the president, this is the country of Russia Ukraine of Russians fleeing the mobilization announced for the war like It is necessary to prevent an unprecedented flow.
On October 17 in Chisinau, the capital of Moldova the president Maya Sandu at the joint press conference held after the meeting with Mr.
“I wouldn’t call it a danger, but it’s a difficulty… I don’t rule it out that we Russia we can change the current visa rules for its citizens. This regime is liberal and incompatible with Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. Our government and society should make a decision on this issue.”
Together towards Europe
Zurabishvili did not say anything about whether visas will be required from Russians coming to Georgia.
According to the current rules, the Russians in Georgia they can live up to 365 days without any visa.
Thus, they can move to another country before the end of this period and return to Georgia again for another 365 days.
Georgian government officials have repeatedly said that Russia visa regime is not planned for its citizens.
After this meeting, Sandu noted in his tweet that the cooperation between Moldova and Georgia will become even closer and the two countries will jointly step towards EU integration.
Zurabishvilki said that “Moldova and Georgia are European countries, and our cooperation on this path will make our countries even stronger.”