Russian Embassy In Chisinau Concerned About Moldova Denying Russians Entry To Country

The Russian Embassy in Moldova said on Wednesday it was concerned about the increasing number of cases involving Russian citizens being denied entry to the republic

CHISINAU (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 08th May, 2019) The Russian Embassy in Moldova said on Wednesday it was concerned about the increasing number of cases involving Russian citizens being denied entry to the republic.

Earlier in the day, the Russian Civic Chamber's media committee chair Alexander Malkevich told Sputnik that he was stopped by Moldovan border patrol from entering the country upon flying into its capital. Malkevich said he had flown to Moldova on vacation. The Moldovan border police said that the reason for the refusal was his inability to explain the purpose of his visit.

"The Russian embassy is extremely concerned about the increasing frequency of cases of denial of entry into the Republic of Moldova to Russian citizens.

Fully sharing the opinion that Moldova has a significant tourist potential and is one of the attractive destinations for Russians, we note that such actions by Moldovan partners do not contribute to an increase in tourist flow from our country, even less to the harmonization of bilateral relations," the embassy said in a statement.

Moldova has previously denied entry to Russian journalists. In February, Moldova's border police denied entry to Russian NTV and Rossiya-1 broadcasters' crews, saying that the purpose of their visit and duration of stay in the country were not provided. The journalists were sent back to Moscow.