The issuance of visas to foreign citizens for entry into Abkhazia has been suspended

The was signed an order on additional measures to protect the population of Abkhazia from coronavirus infection.

Sukhum. February 27. Apsnypress. Acting President of the Republic of Abkhazia Valery Bganba signed an order on additional measures to protect the population of the Republic of Abkhazia from coronavirus infection caused by 2019-nCoV.

 The document says:

  "1. Submit Acting Order Of President of the Republic of Abkhazia of February 07, 2020, No. 55-rp, the following changes:
1) paragraph 1 shall be amended as follows:

 "1. Temporarily, until April 7, 2020, to restrict the entry into the Republic of Abkhazia of foreign citizens and stateless persons, with exception of citizens of states with which the Republic of Abkhazia has established a visa-free regime in accordance with international agreements ”;

2) paragraph 3 shall be amended as follows:

"3. To the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia and the State Migration Service of the Republic of Abkhazia until April 7, 2020 to suspend the issuance of visas to foreign citizens and stateless persons to enter the Republic of Abkhazia ”;  

2. The State Security Service of the Republic of Abkhazia shall assist the State Migration Service of the Republic of Abkhazia in implementation of Order of Acting Of President of the Republic of Abkhazia of February 7, 2020, No. 55-rp.

 3. The control over the execution of this Order shall be assigned to Prosecutor General of the Republic of Abkhazia.

 4. This Order shall enter into force on March 1, 2020. "

 The text of the Order of February 7 says:

  “In order to protect the population from import and spread of the coronavirus infection caused by 2019-nCoV in the territory of the Republic of Abkhazia, as well as taking into account that migration cards at the entrance to the Republic of Abkhazia were not put into effect:

 1. Temporarily, from February 7 to March 7, 2020, to restrict the entry into the Republic of Abkhazia of citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic, the People’s Republic of China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan.

 2. From February 7, 2020, the State Migration Service of the Republic of Abkhazia to organize migration registration of foreign citizens entering the Republic of Abkhazia and leaving the Republic of Abkhazia at checkpoints across the Abkhaz-Russian state border.

  3. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Abkhazia temporarily, from February 7 to March 7, 2020, suspend the issuance of visas to enter the Republic of Abkhazia for citizens of the Kyrgyz Republic, the People’s Republic of China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, the Republic of Tajikistan, and the Republic of Uzbekistan.

4. The State Security Service of the Republic of Abkhazia and the State Customs Committee of the Republic of Abkhazia shall assist the State Migration Service of the Republic of Abkhazia in organizing migration registration of foreign citizens at checkpoints across the Abkhaz-Russian state border. ”