The Russian Foreign Ministry said that Russia�s agreement with Iran simplifying visa requirements for tourists, businesspersons and other categories of travellers will take effect in two weeks.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) � Russia�s agreement with�Iran simplifying visa requirements for�tourists, businesspersons and other categories of�travellers will take effect in�two weeks, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday.
"An agreement between�the Government of�the Russian Federation and the Government of�the Islamic Republic of�Iran on�the simplification of�mutual travels among�the two countries� individual categories of�citizens, signed in�Tehran on�November 23, 2015, comes into�force on�February 6," the ministry said.


Participants in�the two countries� scientific, cultural and artistic events, as�well as�students and teachers, are included in�the simplified visa regime.
"This agreement will further strengthen Russian-Iranian relations in�all areas of�mutual cooperation," the ministry stressed.


Iranian Ambassador to�Russia Mehdi Sanaei suggested two weeks ago that Tehran may unilaterally cancel tourist visas for�Russian citizens.

Morteza Rahmani Movahed, the tourism deputy of�Iran�s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) told RIA Novosti the two countries could introduce a visa-free regime "within a week" if Russia agreed on�a mutual political decision.

By Sputnik