Plans to ratify Belarus-Vietnam visa waiver agreement in 2024
11 December 2023, 14:43
According to Vladimir Borovikov, the signing of the visa waiver agreement between Belarus and Vietnam will boost tourism between the two countries. “Today Vietnam is very popular with Belarusian tourists, so the simplification of visa requirements for our citizens will be much welcomed,” he said. “It will encourage Belarusians to visit Vietnam's beautiful resorts more often. On the other hand, the Vietnamese are showing a great interest in our country.”
For example, the historical memory theme is widely cultivated in Vietnam, so its residents have an interest in paying a visit to the Brest Fortress Memorial, the historical and cultural complex Stalin's Line, and other iconic sites of military past in Belarus. Vladimir Borovikov emphasized that both Belarus and Vietnam had gone through the hardships of war, participated in military actions and suffered heavy losses, which explains such interest of the two nations in the historical past.
According to the ambassador, the commencement of the visa waiver agreement depends on its ratification. “We expect that this procedure will not take long and the agreement will enter into force as early as next year,” he added.
In addition to visa waiver, the parties are working on the resumption of direct air communication. “I hope that by the first flight from Minsk to Hanoi or to Vietnamese resorts, the visa waiver agreement between the two countries will have already been in force,” he concluded.
