Minister Baltova held a working meeting with His Excellency Yoram Elron, the Israeli Ambassador to Sofia

15 September 2021

The Minister of Tourism Stella Baltova held a working meeting with His Excellency Yoram Elron, the Israeli Ambassador to Sofia. The two discussed the COVID-19 situation in the two countries, the measures taken and the pace of the vaccination process.

The Minister informed that in 2019, 244,953 Israeli tourists visited Bulgaria, and from the beginning of 2021 to August, the visitors from Israel exceeded 36,000. According to her, September and October are extremely suitable for tourists from Israel who can enjoy the upcoming sunny days on the Black Sea coast. The Minister also explained to Ambassador Elron the ways in which Israeli tourists enter our country, depending on the color zone of the country.

On his part, H. E. Yoram Elron reminded that Bulgaria is extremely popular destination among the Israeli citizens and it is important that the measures be eased so that more Israeli tourists have the opportunity to travel to our country and get acquainted with its history and landmarks.

The two united around the idea of taking the necessary steps so that the two countries update their lists of countries in the red zone and, respectively, Bulgaria and Israel to move to a zone with a lighter regime of crossing state borders.

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