FCO ADVISES AGAINST ALL TRAVEL TO GEORGIA

Wanderlust
12 Aug 2008 09:15
UK

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has again upgraded its
travel advice for the troubled state of Georgia, now advising against
all travel to the country.

Fighting continues in South Ossetia and the FCO continues to advise
foreign nationals still in Georgia to leave as soon as possible.

Although the availability and security of air travel is now uncertain,
land borders with Armenia, Turkey and Azerbaijan remain open.

The FCO also reports that the British Embassy in the capital of
Tbilisi is organising coach transport from Tbilisi to the Armenian
city of Yerevan to assist British nationals.

A visa for Armenia can be obtained at the border.

The separatist regions where conflict has been reported are South
Ossetia, Abkhazia and also the upper Kodori Valley (also known as
upper Abkhazia).

Media reports indicate that Russian forces control access roads and
bridges in these areas and travel on all roads west from Tbilisi
should be avoided.

The British Embassy contact phone numbers are (00995) 188 687 or
(00995) 119 693.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress