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(IsraelNN.com) As a way to capitalize on the growing increase of Russian tourism to Israel, Minister of Tourism Stas Misezhnikov met in Moscow Thursday with Russia’s Minister of Transportation, Igor Levitin. The Tourism Minister recommended adding an additional carrier for regularly scheduled direct flights between Tel Aviv and Moscow, removing hitches in scheduling charter flights to various Russian destinations, and increasing the number of charter flights between Eilat and Moscow.

Misezhnikov will report the outcome of the agreement to Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz. The topics will be addressed in a continuing dialog between the Israeli Ministry of Transportation and its Russian counterpart in a joint transportation committee between the two countries.

Misezhnikov, who is in Russia for five days as part of a working visit, expects to meet heads of leading Russian travel agencies and officials to promote tourism between the two countries.