Russia is making agreements with six countries together with India for a hassle-free visa regime, Russian News Agency TASS reported on Monday quoting Deputy Foreign Minister Yevgeny Ivanov.
“In addition to India, we’re additionally working on draft inter-government agreements that indicate mutual simplification of visa regime with Angola, Vietnam, (*5*), Syria and the Philippines,” Ivanov mentioned.
Ivanov had earlier mentioned that Russia was already working on the agreements for visa-free journey with 11 countries, together with Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, the Bahamas, Barbados, Haiti, Zambia, Kuwait, Malaysia, Mexico, and Trinidad and Tobago, reported TASS.
This comes after the go to of Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to New Delhi for the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting final week. Laprov lauded India’s presidency for G20 by calling the nation as “extremely accountable” and “worthy of an awesome energy” on key issues of worldwide agenda. He additionally sung praises of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Lavrov went on to say that as G20 president, PM Modi took a balanced and accountable stance on each problem.
India and Russia have an extended historical past of friendship, with Moscow remaining a powerful and dependable pal to New Delhi since India’s independence. Seeing India’s potential early on, Russia and its leaders have all the time held the nation and its individuals in excessive regard, leading to a pure mutually helpful partnership that has lasted by way of the many years.
On the continued Russia-Ukraine struggle, PM Modi not too long ago mentioned that India is all the time able to contribute to any peace course of.
“From the very starting of the Ukraine battle, India has made it clear that this dispute can solely be resolved by way of dialogue and diplomacy,” PM Modi mentioned, including, “And India is totally ready to contribute to any peace course of.”
He was talking throughout a press convention with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who was on a two-day go to to India, the primary by an Italian prime chief in 5 years.
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