“Currently, work is underway to prepare draft visa-free agreements with Mexico and Malaysia, as well as with some island states of the Caribbean (the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, Barbados, the Republic of Haiti, Trinidad and Tobago, Saint Lucia), ”TASS quotes him.
Ivanov noted that agreements are also being worked out with Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and Zambia.
“In addition, with the SAR (special administrative region. -
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) of Hong Kong, the issue of increasing the period of visa-free stay of citizens from 14 to 30 days is being discussed,” he added.
On December 16, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said that Russia is working on visa-free agreements with almost all Persian Gulf countries, including Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.