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Sochi Winter Olympics Could Be Visa-Free

2011-06-03 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Sochi Winter Olympics could be set for visa-free travel

Visa free travel to Russia is set to become a reality at last – but only for winter sports fans. With Russian and EU ministers edging ever closer towards an agreement that would scrap the current complicated visa arrangements, Russia could be prepared to make a gesture of goodwill by making the Sochi Winter Olympics […]

Tags: Dmitry Voronkov, EU-approved passports, five year visas, moscow, Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry, Sergei Lavrov, Sochi Olympics, sochi winter olympics, visa arrangements, visa free travel

Russia & EU Closer to Free Visa Agreement

2011-01-13 by Phil Butler

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Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov offers a ray of sunshine for those who want a free-visa zone between the EU and Russia. At a press conference the Minister told reporters Russia and the EU are much closer to an agreement. So far the EU has stonewalled every attempt by the Kremlin to free up travel and tourism between Russia and the rest of Europe.

Tags: athletics, Eastern Europe tourism, EU Travel, free visa, President Medvedev, Russian travel, Sergei Lavrov, Sochi Olympics, tourism, travel to Russia, travel zones, visa, visa-regime, visit Russia, Vladimir Putin

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