the Governor of the Kaliningrad region Anton Alikhanov called the statement of adviser to the President USA Robert O”Brien “superficial”. Earlier, the us diplomat said that Kaliningrad is a “dagger in the heart of Europe”. His claim he is explaining that Russia places in the exclave of weapons, rather than to develop tourism and to establish contacts with Europe, according to RBC. About”‘brien expressed regret due to the fact that the authorities turned Kaliningrad into a “closed military base”.
American presidential administration, as usual, superficial. Perhaps Mr O”Brien was offended that we introduced e-visa, after which we had a large influx of poles and Germans, but were not Americans. Maybe he is trying to Express the desire of American citizens to come to visit us? – suggested the chief Executive officer.
with regard to tourism in the region that it is actively developing, said the chief Executive officer. Before the pandemic coronavirus within a few years the number of tourists in the Kaliningrad region annually grew by 17-20 percent. In addition, in 2019 the Kaliningrad airport has set a record for the number of served tourists for all time of its existence. Additional impetus to the development of the tourism industry in the region given the introduction of electronic visas in July 2019, which in the Kaliningrad region can move tourists from 53 countries.
Recall, the statement About”Brian sounded in the debate on the Treaty on open skies (DON), which are going to come out of the United States. The agreement entitles the parties to conduct inspection flights over territories of the signatories to the agreement. About America’s withdrawal from the Treaty Donald trump announced on may 21. According to him, the reason for this decision was a violation by Russia of the terms of the agreement, which is that the opportunity to observe the territory of the Kaliningrad region is limited.
