International SOS names Georgia a low-risk travel country
Azerbaijan and Armenia, along with Georgia, are among the countries of low risk in the region. Photo: Nino Alavidze/Agenda.ge.
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International SOS, the world’s leading medical and travel security risk company, has published its annual travel risk map, on which Georgia is among low-risk travel destinations in the world in terms of road safety, security and medical services.
International SOS rates the safety risks as “low” in Georgia, which means that quality medical care is available throughout the country, specialist care, emergency and dental services and quality prescription drugs are widely available and there is a low risk of infectious diseases.
Azerbaijan and Armenia, along with Georgia, are among the countries of low risk in the region.
Russia is included as a medium-risk country on the list.
Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Slovenia, Luxembourg and Switzerland are the safest countries in the world to travel.
Afghanistan, Central African Republic, Somalia and Syria are the most life-threatening countries.
The Czech Interior Ministry has decided to put Georgia on the list of safe countries. The resolution has already taken effect.
Slovenia has added Georgia to the list of safe countries of origin, joining the other 13 countries in the EU/Schengen zone to do the same. Putting Georgia on the safe country list is a demonstration of the country’s political stability, economic development and positive environment for human rights protection and safety.
In doing so, Ireland becomes the ninth EU country out of 12 classifying countries according to their security level which have decided to consider Georgia as a secure country.
The Spiegel has published a story examining safety across the world using the data of different research organisations and ultimately assesses Georgia “as safe as Germany”.
Movement along the Enguri Bridge crossing point between occupied Abkhazia and the rest of Georgia has been restricted, after two people were killed in Sokhumi at noon yesterday. The media reports that people are being allowed to enter Abkhazia but not to leave the region.