Lavrov: EU-Russia visa abolishment postponed because of Eastern Partnership

Russian Foreign Minster Sergey Lavrov doesn't rule out that the EU is politicising

the question of abolishing the need for visas with Russia.

"We feel that the reasons for this are not technical. We are solving

these technical issues with customs controls, biometric passports,

foreigners' registration in order to adjust to the EU requirements,"

Lavrov told the European Business Association, ITAR-TASS

reports.

According to him, Brussels thinks that the time to abolish visas has

not yet come. "We have information that it is politically

unacceptable to abolish visas for Russia for the Eastern

Partnership. If this is so, it is a politicized approach," Lavrov said.

Lavrov reminded that on October 14 he will meet his European

colleagues in Luxembourg, where he hopes to hear that his suspicions

are unfounded.