Vietnam welcomes Russia’s consideration of visa procedure simplification
VOV.VN - Vietnam welcomes Russia’s consideration of simplifying visa procedures for Vietnamese citizens, deputy spokesperson of the Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Pham Thu Hang said at the ministry’s routine press briefing on March 9.
In reply to a question regarding Vietnam’s views on Russia’s drafting inter-governmental agreements on easing visa procedures for certain countries, including Vietnam, the spokesperson stated that that Vietnam supports measures facilitating the travel and trade exchange of citizens from Vietnam and other countries as a contribution to strengthen their friendship.
The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia have held working sessions with the Russian side over the simplification of entry procedures for Vietnamese citizens in recent times.
On March 5, Russia’s TASS news agency cited Deputy Foreign Minister Evgeny Ivanov as saying that Russia is working on easing visa procedures for six countries, including India, Vietnam and Indonesia.