Head of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation Maxim Reshetnikov at the opening of the tourism forum “Travel!” He reported that Russia is negotiating visa abolition with Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Malaysia and Myanmar.
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And the deputy head of the Ministry of Transport, Vladimir Poteshkin, added that to the direct flights from Russia to Vietnam, Bahrain, Jordan and Tunisia that already began at the beginning of the year, direct flights to Tanzania, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia will be added. . added in December.
“We hope to sign a number of agreements by the end of this year,” Interfax quotes Reshetnikov on the issue of visa abolition. Negotiations are also underway with Indian representatives.
The head of the Ministry of Economy emphasized that thanks to visa-free exchanges and simplified visa types (for example, the electronic visa launched in August 2023), the flow of foreign tourists to Russia has increased to 400 thousand people.
In total, 1,124 aircraft of 19 airlines of the Russian Federation operate flights to 25 friendly countries. Flights from abroad are operated by 54 airlines from 30 countries.
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Source: RB
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