Russia to abolish visas for Turkish holders of official passports and businessmen

Russia will abolish visa regime for some categories of Turkish citizens, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said at the 10th annual Ambassadors’ Conference in Ankara.

"We reached agreements with Russia to abolish visas for businessmen and holders of official passports," the TRT TV channel cited him as saying. 

The diplomat noted that the Russian-Turkish working group will discuss this issue after Eid al-Adha, which is celebrated in the country this year on August 21-24.