Russia is ready to introduce a visa-free regime with Turkmenistan if the latter expresses such a wish, Russian Ambassador to Turkmenistan Alexander Blokhin told TASS.
"We are ready to liberalize the visa, tourism regimes, etc., to the extent that Turkmenistan is ready. I would like to stress: we do not impose anything on Turkmenistan. It is its sovereign right to regulate these relations and we respect its decisions. We are fully prepared from liberalization to complete abolition, as decided by the Turkmen side," he said.
Blokhin reminded that Turkmenistan has visa regime with absolutely all states. "But this is an internal matter of each state. Turkmenistan attaches great importance to security issues. In this sense, it is an important priority in our time," Blokhin added.
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Based on materials from TASS