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RUSSIA-UAE-VISA-FREE-TRAVEL
Russia, United Arab Emirates sign visa-free travel agreement
KAZAN, July 7, (BSS/TASS) – Russia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have
agreed to abandon entry visas for each other’s nationals, a TASS
correspondent reported on Friday.
A visa-free travel agreement was signed at a meeting of the
intergovernmental commission in Kazan.
Following the signing ceremony, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade
Denis Manturov said visa-free travel between the two countries will encourage
business mobility and will help boost tourist flows. “We already see a
growing tourist flow from Russia to the United Arab Emirates. It has more
than doubled this year, with more than 750,000 Russian tourists visiting the
United Arab Emirates. Their contribution of the UAE’s economy exceeded 2.3
billion US dollars. After the abandonment of entry visas, we expect tourist
flow from that country to grow as well,” he said.
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