RIYADH — Saudi Arabia on Monday lifted a ban on citizens traveling to Turkey and three other countries, state media reported, as the kingdom continues to relax COVID-19 prevention measures.
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The move comes two days before Crown Prince Mohammed
Bin Salman is expected to visit Turkey.
At the beginning of the pandemic, Saudi Arabia
imposed a rule against all foreign travel, and as of last month 16 countries
including Turkey were still off-limits to Saudi citizens.
“A decision has been made to lift the suspension of
direct or indirect travel by citizens to Ethiopia, Turkey, Vietnam, and India,”
the official Saudi Press Agency quoted an interior ministry official as saying
on Monday.
It was made “based on the follow-up to the
epidemiological situation of the coronavirus pandemic,” the official said.
Saudi authorities are also easing coronavirus
restrictions at home, announcing last week that masks would no longer be
required in most enclosed spaces.
The Saudi Crown Prince and Turkish President Recep
Tayyip Erdogan have worked to patch up the bilateral relationship in recent
months, publicly embracing during a visit by Erdogan to Saudi Arabia in April.
In May national flag carrier Saudi resumed flights
to Turkey, although citizens were still unable to travel there.
Turkey is a favorite holiday destination for many
Saudi families.
Prince Mohammed is expected to arrive in Turkey on
Wednesday after stops in Egypt and Jordan.
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