It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the portal Vietnam News.
At the same time, the validity of electronic visas was increased to three months.
According to the publication, in this way the government hopes to support the key factor of Vietnam's economic growth - tourism and foreign investment. Now this proposal must be approved in the parliament of the country.
It is specified that the corresponding list of countries, in addition to Russia, includes Belarus, Germany, Denmark, Norway, France, Finland, Spain, Sweden, Italy, Great Britain, South Korea and Japan.
Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Yevgeny Ivanov said that Russia is preparing intergovernmental agreements on visa-free travel with 11 countries.