Russia suspends railway communication with Azerbaijan

Russia suspends railway communication with Azerbaijan
# 16 March 2020 19:28 (UTC +04:00)

The Russian Railways (RZHD) OJSC has temporarily suspended the railway communication with Azerbaijan beginning from today, APA reports citing TASS.

The statement disseminated by RZHD says in order to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus threat, the adopted decision will be applied beginning from March 16 and will remain valid until issuance of special instruction.

The statement notes Azerbaijan has been informed about this decision.

The similar step has also been taken in regard to Uzbekistan.

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