Contrary to media reports, the Russian Information Centre in Goa clarified that Russia has not struck off the name of Goa and India from the list of ‘safe destination’. “Our statement did not have any information regarding removal of India from the list of safe countries or including India in the list of unsafe countries as was mentioned in several reports and headlines published in the Indian media,” Ekaterina Belyakova, Head of the Centre, said in a statement issued here on Sunday.
The centre on Sunday said that its earlier statement, issued on Saturday, mentioned efforts made by Russia to scout new safe tourism destinations for travelling Russians, like Cuba, south Vietnam and southern China and that the statement may have been misinterpreted.
“In our previous statement, we noted that Russian authorities did not discuss including Goa or India in the list of ‘safe’ destinations recommended by the Russian government to Russian tourists. We said that the Russian government discussed the list of countries recommended for visit,” the centre said on Sunday.
