Russia discusses visa-free travel agreements with Asian, African, Middle Eastern countries

Russia’s foreign ministry has announced negotiations for visa-free travel agreements with several countries across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, as reported by TASS.

“Concerning plans to expand the list of countries with which we have mutual visa-free travel, we certainly have them. Currently, negotiations are underway with a number of Asian, African, and Middle Eastern countries,” Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a briefing.

The foreign ministry had earlier said that intergovernmental agreements were being drafted on visa-free travel by individuals to Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Haiti, Zambia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico and the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

On Tuesday, Deputy Foreign Minister and Special Presidential Representative for the Middle East and Africa, Mikhail Bogdanov, said that Russia is working to establish a visa-free regime with all Persian Gulf countries.