Speaker: Georgia has no say in Russia's unilateral decision to restore visa-free travel, lift flights ban
Speaker: Georgia has no say in Russia's unilateral decision to restore visa-free travel, lift flights ban

Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili said on Sunday that Georgia had no say in Russia’s unilateral decision to reinstate visa-free travel for Georgians and lift a ban on direct flights between the two nations imposed in 2019.

“We recall that when direct flights to Russia were suspended in 2019, our Western counterparts, as well as the ambassadors of Western countries, urged Russia to lift the sanction,” the speaker noted, adding that “In general, those who imposed sanctions on Georgian citizens should lift them.”