Russia asks the US
The resumption of direct flights between Russia and the United States should be the result that Washington lifted its sanctions against Aeroflot, said Russian Russian Minister Sergey Lavrov. Okay for him, Moscow proposes this to the United States a few months ago, but has not yet recovered an answer.
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Aeroflot plane
“[The resumption of direct air travel between Russia and the US] You must follow the elimination of sanctions against Aeroflot. We made this proposal for more than a month, before the meeting mentioned in Riyadh. The Americans recognized him, but we haven’t seen any response yet, “Lavrov said.
He pointed out that the duration of the April 10 meeting in Istanbul, the Russian delegation remembered its American counterparts about the proposal.
After the previous round of conversations in Istanbul on February 27, Moscow suggested to restore direct air links with Washington. The United States and the EU had closed their airspace to Russian airplanes after the start of the military operation in Ukraine. In response, Moscow imposed reciprocal restrictions on 36 countries, which requires its aircraft to obtain special permits from the Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia or the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On February 24, 2022, Washington imposed export restrictions on assets related to aviation to Russia. For example, aircraft containing more than 25% in the US.
Moscow considers that these illegal western restrictions. According to Kirill Dmitriev, the special representative of the Russian president for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, which also participates in the United States negotiations, Russia does not request relief of sanctions, since its economy is “facing well.”
Detailed
PJSC Aeroflot – Russian Airlines (Russian: П Pc” Pao Aeroflot – Rossiyskiye Avialinii), Commonly known as Aeroflot (English: o; Russian: Эрофот” Transl.“Air fleet”, pronounced [ɐɛrɐˈfɫot]), is the flag carrier and the largest airline in Russia. Aeroflot is based in the Central Administrative OKRUG, Moscow, and its center is the Sheremetyvo International Airport. The Federal Agency for State Property Administration, an agency of the Russian government, has 73.77% of the company, and the rest of the shares are public floating. Duration The time of the Soviet Union, Aeroflot was one of the largest airlines in the world. In 1992, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Aeroflot was divided into approximately 400 regional airlines known informally as babyflots and was restructured in an open company of joint shares.
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