Russia has been negotiating with representatives of the 24 states on the introduction of visa-free regime. This was at the briefing, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova, “Interfax».
Which countries in question, the agency did not specify. In addition, according Zakharova, in general, Moscow is in talks on simplification of visa procedures with 40 foreign countries.
In addition, today the foreign ministry is examining the possibility of introducing a short-term electronic visas in Russia.
Zakharov also commented on an open letter to the tour operators with a request to simplify the process of entry of foreigners in Russia. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs representative, “the current procedure for obtaining a Russian visa is the most liberal».
According to her, the Foreign Ministry “is guided first and foremost the principles of equality and reciprocity” in this issue. She said that we are talking about the readiness of the State or group of countries “to provide Russian citizens visa similar preferences»
. On an open letter to the heads of travel agencies Sergei Lavrov said on the eve of “Kommersant”. Business Ministry of Foreign Affairs proposed to introduce electronic visa or visa is issued on arrival, as well as to abolish visas for tourists from Western Europe, staying in Russia for 72 hours. According to travel agencies, the presence of rigid visa policy is the main factor that hinders the entry flow of tourists.
The latest to date, large-scale change in Russia’s visa policy was the abolition of visa regime with Turkey, with January 1, 2016. Then Lavrov pointed out that the terrorist threat coming from Turkey, “very real.” The decision was made after the Turkish Air Force attacked a Russian Su-24.
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