The terms of simplification of the visa-free regime with China have been named

Russia and China are negotiating to simplify entry for tourist groups, the Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation told Izvestia, answering a question about when visa-free travel will become available for groups of three or more people. The final version of the document is planned to be agreed in June 2025, the ministry said.

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"We are negotiating with the Chinese Foreign Ministry, we have received the vision of our Chinese colleagues on amendments to the agreement on visa-free group tourist trips, and we are working on them. In June, at a meeting of the bilateral tourism commission in Qingdao, we plan to agree on the final version of the document," the ministry noted.

Moscow and Beijing signed an agreement on visa-free group trips in February 2000. According to it, organized groups of travelers from five to 50 people were given the opportunity to come to another country without a visa and stay there for up to 15 days.

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