Ministry of Foreign Affairs lifts special travel advisory for some areas of Thailand, Turkye, Azerbaijan, and Ethiopia

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Min Seon-hee = The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 4th that it will lift the special travel advisory issued for some regions of four countries, including Thailand, Turkye, Azerbaijan, and Ethiopia.

Considering that tensions in the Thailand-Cambodia border area have eased, Thailand has lifted the special travel advisory issued for the seven bordering provinces and downgraded the travel alert to level 1 (caution against travel).

However, the special travel advisory issued at Chiang Saen border checkpoint on the Thailand-Laos border and Mae Sai border checkpoint on the Thailand-Myanmar border will be maintained to prevent employment fraud.

Considering that there have been no confirmed cases of Ebola virus disease to date, Ethiopia has lifted the special travel advisory issued for some regions, including the capital Addis Ababa, and lowered it to level 2 (travel restriction).

The special travel advisory issued to parts of Azerbaijan and Turkiye last March in the aftermath of the worsening situation in the Middle East will also be lifted considering that no additional attacks by drones or missiles have occurred to date.

On the other hand, the special travel advisory is extended for some areas in nine countries, including El Salvador, Uganda, and Cuba, as well as Russia, Mexico, Bolivia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Jordan, China, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Thailand.

Special travel advisories are issued when there is an imminent risk in the short term. Actions equivalent to travel alert level 2 (avoid travel) or higher and level 3 (recommendation to leave the country) or lower are recommended.