Subject: FW: EU guidelines on COVID safe travel
From: Tamar Gabunia </O=EXCHORGANIZATION/OU=EXCHANGE ADMINISTRATIVE GROUP (FYDIBOHF23SPDLT)/CN=RECIPIENTS/CN=E6CA04F38EC94D0CADAB9CBDF90FCDDE-TAMAR G>
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Date: Thu, 21 May 2020 15:45:14 +0000

ევროკავშირის გაიდი მოვიდა აეროპორტების/ავიაკომპანიების და ტურიზმისთვის

Testing passengers in order to allow travelling/flying under “immunity passports” is not supported by the current scientific knowledge that exists on the immunological response to SARS-CoV-2 (quality, quantity and duration of human antibodies) or the available testing methods (laboratory based and point-of-care). Nevertheless, EASA and ECDC are monitoring the scientific developments and will update their recommendation as appropriate if a suitable test becomes available.

From: KOCHISHVILI Nika (EEAS-TBILISI) [mailto:[email-masked]]
Sent: 21 May, 2020 19:26
To: Tamar Gabunia <[email-masked]>; Amiran Gamkrelidze <[email-masked]>
Cc: Maia Nikoleishvili <[email-masked]>; Irma Khonelidze <[email-masked]>; REY Vincent (EEAS-TBILISI) <[email-masked]>; GHERMAN Catalin (EEAS-TBILISI) <[email-masked]>; Lajos Kovács <[email-masked]>
Subject: FW: EU guidelines on COVID safe travel

Dear Colleagues,

Let me share with you for your consideration the EU aviation & health protocol issued yesterday by both EU agencies (EASA and ECDC) This document as recently conveyed to the DM Arveladze.

With my best regards,

Nika

Nino (Nika) Kochishvili (Mrs)

Progamme Officer

Delegation of the European Union to Georgia

64b Chavchavadze Avenue

0179 Tbilisi, Georgia

Tel.: +995-32-236 43 64

Email: [email-masked]

From: REY Vincent (EEAS-TBILISI) <[email-masked]>
Sent: 21 May 2020 18:22
To: Genadi Arveladze <[email-masked]>
Cc: DARRAS Alexandre (EEAS-TBILISI) <[email-masked]>; CSAKI Monika (EEAS-TBILISI) <[email-masked]>; PAPENHEIM Dominik (EEAS-TBILISI) <[email-masked]>; KOCHISHVILI Nika (EEAS-TBILISI) <[email-masked]>; DE MERCEY Colombe (EEAS-TBILISI) <[email-masked]>; GHERMAN Catalin (EEAS-TBILISI) <[email-masked]>
Subject: EU guidelines on COVID safe travel

Dear Genadi,

Thanks for the good discussion this afternoon!

I enclose as discussed:

-          The EU aviation & health protocol as issued yesterday by both EU agencies (EASA and ECDC) – This will affect flights between the EU and Georgia, to my understanding (and potentially between other ECAA parties and Georgia)

-          A more general Commission communication on health protocols in tourism services, see detailed protocol in annex 1.

This might be useful to you and your colleagues in the government for determining the measures in a way to make use of your strong experience and of likely customer expectations from EU tourists.

Best regards

Vincent