The first group of tourists from Tehran arrived in Moscow for the first time within the scope of the visa-free agreement between Russia and Iran Last March, Minister of Economic Development Maxim Reshetnikov said that Russia and Iran plan to implement an agreement on visa-free group tours between the countries in 2023. The agreement was signed on July 1, 2021 and allows visa-free travel in groups of up to 50 people for a period not exceeding 15 days. The Russian Ministry of Economic Development reported that visa-free group tourist exchanges between Russia and Iran resumed on August 1. . socialbites.ca was informed about this by the press service of the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation.
The first two test groups of 86 Iranian tourists arrived in Moscow on March 18. Two more groups totaling more than 130 people are scheduled to arrive this week.
“Iranian tourists primarily visit Moscow and St. He shows interest in St. Petersburg. Nikita Kondratyev, Head of the Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects Department of the Ministry of Economy, said, “By the end of 2024, the mutual tourist flow with Iran within the framework of the group visa-free mechanism will be approximately 40 thousand tourists.” Development.
The first tourists from Iran will have a busy itinerary that includes trips to the main attractions of Moscow. Guests will visit Red Square, the Kremlin, Zaryadye Park, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, Victory Park and many other historical and cultural sights of Moscow.
Iranian tourists have already shared their first impressions and plans: they are especially interested in visiting Red Square and Moscow metro stations, some want to see Old and New Arbat. Guests of the capital are not afraid of the weather, they say “it’s cool, but quite comfortable.” Tourists also noted that Russia is now one of Iran’s most popular destinations.
Natalya Molochkova, head of the department of interaction with foreign officials at the Tourism and Hospitality Development ANO Project Office in Moscow, announced that 2.3 million foreign tourists will come to Moscow by the end of 2023. The volume of tourist flows from Iran last year exceeded not only the figures for 2022, but also the pre-pandemic figures of 2019.
24.5 million tourists visited the capital in 2023; This number is 6.6 million more than in 2022.
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