Reference News Network, September 11 report. According to TASS, September 10 report, the relevant Russian authorities have started to implement the decision of Russian President Putin on the visa-free policy for Chinese citizens. The Director of the Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects of the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, Kondratyev, announced this news.
He said: "Our president said at the Eastern Economic Forum that we will take equivalent measures in response to the Chinese announcement (on the visa-free policy). This decision must be implemented. All relevant departments have started to carry out this important work."
Kondratyev pointed out that Russia's goal is to increase the number of foreign tourists entering the country to 16 million per year by 2030. He introduced: "Considering all the decisions taken so far and the ongoing promotion efforts, we have announced a target of receiving 5.7 million Chinese tourists by 2030, which will account for about 35% of Russia's total inbound tourists."
Kondratyev said that Russia has a heavy task in this regard and is currently promoting tourism to Russia intensively overseas. He also said: "From the perspective of analyzing existing infrastructure, we still have a lot of work to do in various regions to understand whether the existing infrastructure can meet the growing flow of Chinese tourists."
Earlier, Russian President Putin stated that Russia would implement a visa-free policy for Chinese citizens. From September 15, 2025, to September 14, 2026, China will pilot a 30-day visa-free policy for ordinary passport holders from Russia. (Translated by Li Ran)
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