BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr. 6
By Nargiz Sadikhova – Trend:
The air flights between Kazakhstan and Hungary will be resumed this summer, Hungarian Péter Szijjártó said, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Trend reports citing Kazakh media.
Szijjártó made the statement during a briefing held in Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
"The direct flights between the capitals - Budapest and Nur-Sultan - will be launched again in June of this year. Besides, the flights on Budapest-Nur-Sultan-Beijing route will also be launched,” Szijjártó said.
He stressed that the issue of vaccination is very important in the context of COVID-19 pandemic. In his words, the issue of recognizing documents confirming the fact of vaccination will be very important for both parties.
On Oct.19, 2020, Kazakhstan’s government decided to take several measures to battle the spread of coronavirus infection in the country.
Thus, the number of flights on international routes will be reduced starting Oct. 26, 2020, taking into account the epidemiological situation in foreign countries. Mandatory PCR testing of all arriving in Kazakhstan (including citizens of Kazakhstan), as well as drivers carrying out bilateral international transportation, will be conducted.
The validity period of the carried out PCR test for those arriving from abroad, including citizens of Kazakhstan, should be no more than 3 days.
The first two cases of coronavirus infection were detected in Kazakhstan among those who arrived in Almaty city from Germany on March 13, 2020.
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