Starting from August 5 till the end of this month Iran is suspending visa-free travel rules for the Georgian citizens for security reasons as Tehran prepares to host the Non-Aligned Movement's summit on August 26-31, according to the Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).

MFA said that the Georgian citizens willing to travel to Iran in August would have to apply for visa to the Iranian embassy in Tbilisi, adding that visa-free travel rules would be restored starting from September 1.

Georgia and Iran signed an agreement on 45-day visa-free travel rules in November, 2010 when Iran’s Foreign Minister visited Georgia. The agreement went into force in late January, 2011.