Vaccinated travelers from Israel will no longer need to quarantine on entering the country from Tuesday, following an agreement between the two countries to accept citizens with a certificate of vaccination.

According to the Israeli press, Greek Tourism Minister Haris Theoharis informed the Israeli Ambassador to Athens, Yossi Amrani, on Monday evening that the country’s council of ministers had approved Israel’s Green Pass, a certificate indicating that its holder is fully vaccinated or recovered from Covid-19.

This means that travelers will not need a negative test or quarantine on arrival to Greece, paving the way for the resumption of tourism, although much of the country currently remains under a state of lockdown. The deal currently foresees a cap of 10,000 Israelis entering the country per week.

“The decision of the Greek government is the result of the [Israeli] Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ effort, together with the Ministry of Health and Transportation and discussions led by Foreign Minister [Gabi] Ashkenazi with our partners in the international community, to promote mutual recognition of a vaccine certificate and open the skies to Israeli tourism,” the Foreign Ministry was quoted as saying in a statement reported by Israeli news website i24news on Monday.

A version of this article was first published on ekathimerini.com.