<p>Moscow: Consultations between Russia and India on a bilateral agreement to ease travel will begin in June, a Russian minister has said, adding that Moscow and New Delhi were set to strengthen their tourism ties by launching visa-free group tourist exchanges.</p><p>"India is at the final stage of internal state coordination," Nikita Kondratyev, director of the Russian Economic Development Ministry’s Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects, was quoted by <em>RT News</em> as saying on Wednesday.</p>.US aims to destabilise India during Lok Sabha polls: Russia amid allegations New Delhi involved in Pannun killing plot.<p>The minister at the sidelines of the International Economic Forum 'Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum 2024' in Kazan said the first discussion on a draft agreement was scheduled to take place in June, and a signing was expected by the end of the year.</p><p>"Russia and India are set to strengthen their tourism ties as they gear up for the launch of visa-free group tourist exchanges. The first round of consultations between the two nations is scheduled for June, with an aim to finalise a bilateral agreement by the end of the year," the minister said.</p><p>Kondratyev said Russia planned to replicate the success of visa-free tourist exchanges already established with China and Iran.</p><p>Russia and China initiated their visa-free group tourist exchange on August 1 last year.</p><p>Similarly, a visa-free group tourist exchange between Russia and Iran commenced on the same date, ushering in a new era of tourism cooperation.</p>
<p>Moscow: Consultations between Russia and India on a bilateral agreement to ease travel will begin in June, a Russian minister has said, adding that Moscow and New Delhi were set to strengthen their tourism ties by launching visa-free group tourist exchanges.</p><p>"India is at the final stage of internal state coordination," Nikita Kondratyev, director of the Russian Economic Development Ministry’s Department of Multilateral Economic Cooperation and Special Projects, was quoted by <em>RT News</em> as saying on Wednesday.</p>.US aims to destabilise India during Lok Sabha polls: Russia amid allegations New Delhi involved in Pannun killing plot.<p>The minister at the sidelines of the International Economic Forum 'Russia - Islamic World: KazanForum 2024' in Kazan said the first discussion on a draft agreement was scheduled to take place in June, and a signing was expected by the end of the year.</p><p>"Russia and India are set to strengthen their tourism ties as they gear up for the launch of visa-free group tourist exchanges. The first round of consultations between the two nations is scheduled for June, with an aim to finalise a bilateral agreement by the end of the year," the minister said.</p><p>Kondratyev said Russia planned to replicate the success of visa-free tourist exchanges already established with China and Iran.</p><p>Russia and China initiated their visa-free group tourist exchange on August 1 last year.</p><p>Similarly, a visa-free group tourist exchange between Russia and Iran commenced on the same date, ushering in a new era of tourism cooperation.</p>