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Lawmaker Edmon Marukyan from the opposition Bright Armenia Party says the air travel will resume in Armenia only after the state of emergency is lifted.

In a Facebook post on Monday, the lawmaker said many citizens have been asking him when regular flights to Russia and other CIS countries will resume at least.

“The air travel will be possible to resume only after the state of emergency is no longer in place in the country. In other words, the first step towards reopening the borders is not to extend the state of emergency,” the lawmaker said, stressing Bright Armenia has opposed the decision to further extend the state of emergency after the first month it was imposed, urging authorities to impose coronavirus restrictions with other legal regulations.

“At this moment, it is only necessary to practice social distancing, to frequently disinfect the hands, in our opinion, to observe the mandatory rule of wearing a face mask only in closed areas. We can abide by these restrictions also without a state of emergency, removing the country from the list of countries where a state of emergency has been declared, with all its negative effects,” he said.

“We continue to claim that there is no need to further extend the state of emergency,” Marukyan added.