The President of Georgia, Salome Zurabishvili, did not rule out revising the visa-free regime with Russia against the background of the influx of Russians to the country, which began after the invasion of Ukraine. She said this at a joint press conference with the President of Moldova on Monday, the News-Georgia information portal reports.
"It is possible that we will have to revise the visa regime, which in today's conditions is quite liberal and may be less acceptable in the conditions of this aggression. The government should decide all this together with society," Zurabishvili said.
She added that the influx of Russians into the country has recently become a challenge.
"The main thing is for the public to be sure that all control mechanisms are in place, there is no danger. For this, I think, we need more communication, more informing of our society, so that in all relations all possible threats and all possible issues are actually considered by the state, so that everyone can use measures," Zurabishvili emphasized.
According to Georgian legislation, citizens of Russia can visit Georgia without visas and stay in the country for up to a year. Citizens of Georgia can visit Russia if they obtain a visa.
