Vietnam welcomes Russia's consideration of simplifying visa procedures

On the afternoon of March 9, answering a reporter's question regarding the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister's announcement on March 5 that he was drafting an agreement on simplifying visa procedures with six countries, including Vietnam, Deputy Spokesperson Pham Thu Hang informed that recently, the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia have actively discussed with the Russian side on simplifying entry procedures for Vietnamese citizens.

"Vietnam welcomes Russia's consideration of simplifying procedures for Vietnamese citizens, creating conditions for increased travel, exchanges, and people-to-people exchanges, contributing to promoting relations between the two countries," said Ms. Pham Thu Hang.

Passengers check in at Domodedovo airport, near Moscow, Russia. (Photo: Reuters)

Previously, according to VNA, on March 5, TASS news agency quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Evgeny Ivanov as saying that the country is making efforts to ease visa procedures for six countries, including India, Vietnam and Indonesia.

"In addition to India, (the simplification of procedures) is being carried out with Angola, Vietnam, Indonesia, Syria and the Philippines," Ivanov said. Earlier, Ivanov said Russia was also preparing an intergovernmental agreement on visa exemption with 11 countries, including Saudi Arabia, Barbados, Haiti, Zambia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico and Trinidad.

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