MOSCOW, March 20. /TASS/. Russian air carriers are ready to fully resume flights to Cuba, the Russian Federal Agency for Air Transport said in a statement on Saturday following the meeting between head of the agency Alexander Neradko and Cuban Tourism Minister Juan Carlos Garcia Granda.

"During the meeting it was agreed to additionally develop the issue of expansion of bilateral air service considering the epidemiological situation in Russia and Cuba. The Russian side informed about a high degree of readiness of airlines to fully resume air service between Russia and Cuba," the statement said.

The meeting was held on March 19. The sides noted "a high level of bilateral cooperation in the field of air transport."

Air service between Russia and Cuba suspended amid the coronavirus pandemic was formally resumed on October 15, 2020. Russian tourists have been able to visit separate resorts of the country since November.