Aleksey Klimov, Director of the Consular Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that Russia expects growth in tourism thanks to visa-free exchange with Iran. writes about this RIA News.
It was noted that since March 2023, the parties have agreed on the visa-free exchange of tourist groups of 5 to 50 people for travels of up to 15 days. According to Klimov, the mechanism for implementing the agreement has already been “tested”, and in October the first groups of tourists from Russia headed to Iran.
“We can now say that the agreement is fully working. <..> “Thanks to this agreement with Iranian partners, we expect mutual tourist exchange to continue to increase steadily,” he emphasized.
Before that, Iran Ministry of Tourism reportedHe said that the country expects an increase in the influx of tourists from the Russian Federation after the introduction of visa on arrival into the country. According to Iranian data, approximately 41 thousand Russians visited the country from the end of March 2022 to the end of March 2023.
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