Colombia introduces visa-free regime for Russians

BOGOTA. April 20. KAZINFORM Colombia starting from Monday is introducing a visa-free travel regime for Russian citizens. The corresponding resolution was adopted by the Colombian Foreign Ministry in early March, Kazinform refers to ITAR-TASS.

It is said in the document that ?the visa-free regime is introduced for 3 categories of Russian citizens coming to the country for a term of up to 90 days: tourists, technical specialists and persons temporarily entering the country.? The Colombian embassy in Moscow explained earlier that ?the cancellation of visas is linked with Bogota?s desire to considerably increase the inflow of Russian tourists to Colombia.? About 10,000 Russians annually visit this Latin American country, Kazinform cites ITAR-TASS. See ww.itar-tass.com for full version.