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Russia Goes Visa-Free With China and Iran ‘In Matter of Days’

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Russia Goes Visa-Free With China and Iran 'In Matter of Days'
Harry Johnson
Written by Harry Johnson

Iran and China visa-free regime could have a potential to give a major boost the inflow of foreign tourists into Russian Federation.

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During a government meeting on tourism in Moscow today, Russia’s Economic Development Minister announced that Russian Federation is set to introduce visa-free travel regime for groups of tourists from China and Iran.

According to the minister, visa-free travel schemes with Iran and China can be unveiled ‘in matter of days’ and could have a potential to give a major boost the inflow of foreign tourists into Russian Federation.

Moscow government has already agreed on the lists of tour operators with Iran and China, and the first groups of tourists are expected to arrive to Russia ‘ in days,’ the minister said.

“In order to quickly organize travel across Russia, we will have electronic visas from August 1, and by the same date we plan to launch the group visa-free trips with Iran and China,” the minister added.

Russia and China already had a group visa-free regime in place since the early 2000s, which allowed organized Chinese and Russian tourist groups of up to 50 people to visit either country and stay there for up to 15 days without visas. The scheme was suspended in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

According to the minister, Russia is also working to boost air travel to the country. Currently, Russia claims it has direct flights to and from more than 30 nations.

The ministry has been working with its counterparts from Russia’s Transport Ministry and Rosaviation air transport agency to introduce new destinations, namely from the Middle East, Asia, and Latin America, the minister added.

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Harry Johnson

Harry Johnson

Harry Johnson has been the assignment editor for eTurboNews for mroe than 20 years. He lives in Honolulu, Hawaii, and is originally from Europe. He enjoys writing and covering the news.

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