The Russian Information Centre here today dismissed media reports which claimed that India and Goa have been 'struck off' from the list of 'safe' travel destinations recommended for Russian citizens, saying its earlier statement was "misconstrued".
Issuing a clarification this evening, the Russian Information Centre (RIC) head Ekaterina Belyakova stated that "First Deputy Speaker of Parliament of the Russian Federation, Ivan Melnikov offered to convene a 'roundtable' to make proposals to improve the availability of new, safe tourist destinations for Russians such as Cuba, south Vietnam and southern China.
"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 Indian media".
