BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

27/01/2009

Belarus, Israel may abolish visa fees

Belarus and Israel are working on a draft document, which provides for abolishing fees for visa services, Ambassador of Israel to Belarus Eduard Shapira told media on January 27.

According to the diplomat, a delegation of the consular affairs department of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs had already visited Minsk to discuss the possibility, reported Belta.

"We are considering the abolishment of visa fees at the initial stage. At the second stage we will consider the abolishment of visas. But it will require some time," underscored the Ambassador. He also added visa-free travels may be introduced in the future. Eduard Shapira reminded, Israel introduced visa-free travels from and to Russia on September 20, 2008. "We started with Russia because it is a large country, which has major influence on the tourism industry. We should gather experience, analyse it to determine the approach to other CIS states," added the Ambassador of Israel.

Eduard Shapira told the press he is in favour of stepping up travel communications as well as interpersonal contacts between the two nations. "I would like both the Israel and Belarusian peoples to know more about each other," said the Ambassador.

In his words, this year the 100th anniversary of the city of Tel-Aviv will be marked and relevant celebrations will take place in Belarus among other places.

Source:

http://news.trendaz.com/?show=news&newsid=1409510&lang=en

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