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Russia 'willing' to lift visa for Turkish citizens

August 13, 2018 at 5:25 am

Foreign Minister of Turkey Mevlut Cavusoglu (R) meets Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (L) before the Turkish-Russian-Iranian Foreign Ministers’ tripartite meeting in Moscow, Russia on December 20, 2016 [Sefa Karacan / Anadolu Agency]

Moscow is willing to lift visa regime in some categories for Turkish citizens, Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.

Anadolu reports that, following Turkey’s shooting down of an intruding Russian military jet over the Turkey-Syria border in November 2015, Russia imposed a range of unilateral sanctions on Turkey, including a ban on food imports and an end to visa-free travel.

In a statement, the Russian ministry said Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov would visit Turkey on August 13 and 14 to attend the 10th Ambassadors Conference, which will be held on August 12-17 in both the capital Ankara and in the central Konya province.

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“It is planned to discuss the prospects of easing travel regime for the citizens of the two countries. We confirm willingness to lift the visa regime in certain categories for Turkish citizens,” it said.

According to the statement, Lavrov and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu will also discuss bilateral relations as well as regional issues, notably Syria.