DECREE ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION on Removal of restrictions set out in the Decree issued by the Government of the Russian Federation on 19 December 1994 # 1394 “On Measures for Temporary Restrictions of Border-Crossing Between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Georgia”

The Government of the Russian Federation decrees:

1. To consider null and void Paragraph 1 of the Decree issued by the Government of the Russian Federation of 19 December 1994 #1394 “On Measures for Temporary Restrictions of Border-Crossing Between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Republic of Georgia” … save the effect of this paragraph along the state border of Kransnodar Region of Russian Federation with Georgia.

2. The Ministry of Communications of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation and Federal Aviation Service of Russia, in compliance with Paragraph 6 of the Decision taken by the Heads of States of the Commonwealth of independent States of 19 January 1996 “On Measures for Regulation of the Conflict in Abkhazia, Georgia” shall restore:

Air communication between the airports of the cities in Southern regions of Russian Federation available for international flights and the airports of the Republic of Azerbaijan and Georgia;

Maritime communication with Georgia from the Seaports of Russian Federation at the Black and Azov Seas available for international communication;

Passengers’ railway communication between Moscow and Baku and Tbilisi (via Baku);

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Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation V. Chernomirdyn.

14 March 1997

(Collection of the Legislation of the RF, M., 1997, # 13, p. 2647-2648)