Turkey, Russia exchange note on visa and readmission agreements

Turkey and Russia  exchanged note on enforcement of readmission agreement and mutual visa-free travel agreement on Wednesday, Anadolu News Agency reported.

On behalf of Turkey, Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu signed the note exchange which was made prior to the joint press conference of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.

Also, the two countries signed Turkish-Russian Social Form protocol and a cooperation protocol between Turkish state-run TRT radio & television and Russian State Television & Radio Company.

The Readmission Agreement between Turkey and Russia was signed in Moscow in January. Readmission agreement brings the liability to parties (which signed the agreement) to readmit the persons who enter the other country illegally. The two countries had signed Visa Exemption Agreement in May, 2010.


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