an update about visas
September 29,
Russia and the European Union could sign an agreement on simplifying visa regulations at an October summit in London*, the British Ambassador to Russia Tony Brenton said Thursday. The ambassador said that every effort was being made to make sure the document was signed, but added that Russia and the EU had so far failed to iron out all the details.
Russia's envoy to London, Yury Fedotov, said Wednesday the planned agreement was only a step toward a visa-free regime.
"If this is done, it will be an important and easy-to-understand result of the summit because it [the simplification of visa regulations] affects interests of millions," the diplomat said.
But the signing of this agreement "does not remove the strategic task of achieving visa-free regulations between Russia and the EU."
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* October 4th