MOSCOW, July 4 (Xinhua) -- The number of Russians interested in travelling to Turkey sours recently, said a Russian tourism officer Sunday.
Russia on Thursday lifted tourism restrictions against Turkey after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan apologized for the downing of a Russian warplane by Ankara last November.
Russians are actively interested in this direction, the RIA Novosti news agency quoted Maya Lomidze, the executive director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia, as saying.
But she said that despite the surging interests, Russia does not seek to activate trips to Turkey in a hurry due to the lack of security guarantee there.
