At the European level, an knowledge of the visa specificities of Russia’s neighbors has been realized, Latvian Overseas Minister Edgars Rinkēvičs (JV) famous today to the LETA agency immediately after the casual meeting of the European Union’s Overseas Affairs Council. (EUROPEAN UNION).
He stressed that an considerable discussion on visa coverage in the direction of Russia took location at the casual assembly, which also contributed to a prevalent comprehending on the require to prevent the loosening of the EU-Russia visa routine, which signifies a considerably far more intricate chance of getting extended-time period visas.
“This signifies a adjust in EU visa policy and can be witnessed as a step forward. We agreed that nations around the world bordering Russia and owning this massive influx of Russian citizens, having safety factors into account, could create bans of entry and border crossing on the foundation of the Schengen code, “stated Rinkevičs.
He noted that Latvia, jointly with its Baltic colleagues and other countries that have a border with Russia, will synchronize the selections and the time of their entry into power, nonetheless, this will not occur in 1 working day. It was also agreed at the meeting that do the job need to continue on choosing what to do with the 12 million valid EU visas issued to Russian citizens.
“It truly is not that these visas can be revoked in a selection. It really is not lawfully or technically feasible. Also, not all of people 12 million are revocable. We continue to have to do the job on determining what to do with them, but I feel, Development has been manufactured in the negotiations.” affirmed the foreign minister.
LETA has now prepared that the overseas ministers of EU member states have agreed to suspend the 2007 agreement on the simplified course of action for issuing visas to Russian citizens, consequently responding to Moscow’s aggression in opposition to Ukraine, it declared the head of EU overseas services, Jozeps Borel on Wednesday.
In accordance to Borel, the ministers agreed that relations with Moscow cannot continue as normal and that the aforementioned agreement ought to be “totally suspended”.
The suspension of the arrangement indicates that visa purposes for Russia will be processed lengthier and that getting the visa will expense far more, included the EU representative for overseas affairs.
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