Abkhazia's parliament has ratified an agreement with Russia on visa-free travel.
The document applies to Abkhaz and Russian citizens planning trips for up to 90 days, including holders of both foreign and internal passports and sailor IDs, as well as children below the age of 14.
The agreement, which was signed by the foreign ministers of Russia and Abkhazia Sergei Lavrov and Sergei Shamba, in Sukhumi on October 2, 2009, was supposed to come into force 30 days later, but was not ratified until recently due to difficulties both in Russia and Abkhazia.
The cancellation of visas will help promote joint projects, investment and trade between Russia and Abkhazia, contributing to economic growth and forging closer ties between people in both states, Dmitry Shamba, the Abkhaz president’s representative in parliament, said on Friday.
