The Greek Minister for Tourism Development, Haris Theocharis, completed a four-day official visit to Russia on Friday.
Theocharis traveled to Moscow last Tuesday to meet with state officials and travel agent representatives before Greece’s tourism sector was scheduled to reopen on May 14.
“We held talks with the Russian tourism organization and especially with the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation in a very warm atmosphere, which is more relevant to find out how we can address the flight problem and allow some restrictions – not all of course, of course – to be lifted even earlier Theocharis said at the end of his visit.
The tourism minister also addressed concerns in Moscow about whether Greece would recognize Russian vaccines for arriving tourists.
“We have assured them from the start that the decisions of our National Vaccination Committee include the Russian vaccine for travel as the European vaccine, so there is no problem for vaccinated Russian nationals. You can come without having to undergo any screening or additional testing, ”he explained.
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