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    The Moscow Times, Russia
    Aug 11 2008



    Visitors Told To Avoid Georgia

    11 August 2008

    Britain advised citizens on Sunday to leave Georgia as soon as
    possible unless they had an urgent need to stay, while other countries
    urged their citizens to defer travel to the region.

    "If you or your family have no urgent need to remain in Georgia, you
    should leave as soon as possible. It is wise to do so while some air
    services are still available and the border remains open," Britain's
    Foreign Office said in a statement.

    Italy on Sunday evacuated its citizens from Georgia to Armenia.

    In Washington, the U.S. State Department said it had authorized the
    departure from Georgia of family members of certain embassy staff and
    repeated a warning to Americans to defer travel to the country.

    The French Foreign Ministry advised nationals to postpone trips to
    Georgia and those already in the country should "stay home and stay in
    contact with the French Embassy."

    A number of airlines also suspended flights to Tbilisi. BMI, the only
    British airline that flies to Georgia, canceled all four flights
    scheduled between London and the Georgian capital, Tbilisi, from
    Friday through Monday, according to its web site. The airline said it
    was "waiting for any updates" on the situation.

    Lufthansa, which has 10 flights a week from Munich to Tbilisi, also
    suspended its flights, as did Austrian Airlines, which operates four
    flights a week between Vienna and Tbilisi.

    AP, Reuters, Bloomberg, MT
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