Viet Nam welcomes Russia’s consideration of visa procedure simplification

The Deputy Spokeswoman made the statement during a press briefing in response to Russia's drafting inter-governmental agreements on easing visa procedures for certain countries, including Viet Nam.

Pham stated that that Viet Nam supports measures facilitating the travel and trade exchange in a bid to strengthen friendship between Viet Nam and other countries.

The Vietnamese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Vietnamese Embassy in Russia have held working sessions with the Russian side over the simplification of entry procedures for Vietnamese citizens in recent times.

On March 5, Russia's TASS news agency cited Deputy Foreign Minister Evgeny Ivanov as saying that Russia is working on easing visa procedures for six countries, including India, Viet Nam and Indonesia./.