After introducing visa-free entry for vacationer teams from China and Iran earlier this month, Russia introduced that it’s in search of a visa-free journey cope with India.

In line with Russia’s Financial Improvement Minister, Russian tourism business is going through a really troublesome problem of bringing the variety of vacationer arrivals within the nation to pre-pandemic ranges.

Russian tourism’s determined state of affairs had additionally been aggravated by the sanctions and journey restrictions imposed on Russia by the West over the brutal and unprovoked warfare of aggression launched by Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in opposition to neighboring Ukraine.

Russia and China reinstated a visa-free journey settlement for vacationer teams that was first negotiated in 2000, however suspended in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The deal applies to teams of not less than 5 folks touring on a single itinerary and program. The same association was additionally reached between Russia and Iran.

On August 1, Russia additionally rolled out a scheme permitting international residents from 55 international locations to acquire an digital visa for a charge of about $52. The doc is legitimate for 60 days and permits the holder to remain within the nation for not more than 16 days.

Now, Russia proposed to India a visa-free scheme, much like those established earlier with Iran and China, that may enable Indian and Russian vacationers to go to one another’s international locations with out visas in the event that they journey in organized tour teams, the minister mentioned.

“India is up subsequent [after China and Iran]. Now we have despatched them a proposal. For now, it’s being negotiated by diplomatic channels; we’ll pace up [the process],” the minister added.