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Russia will resume flights with EAEU member states Belarus, Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan from September 21, Tass news agency reported, citing the operational headquarters for the fight against coronavirus.

According to the source, flights will also resume to South Korea starting from September 27.

«Flights to these states will be operated on a reciprocal basis once a week,» the message said.

To note, Armenia remains the only EAEu member state Russia has not opened the borders with. Russian Ambassador to Armenia Sergey Kopirkin earlier told reporters that the issue remained under consideration both in the bilateral format and within EAEU. "The assessment of the epidemic situation is decisive in making the final decision," the Ambassador said.

To remind Russia stopped regular and charter flights with other countries on March 27. The exceptions were flights organized for the return of Russians from abroad, and certain flights operated on behalf of the government.