Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations . (Photo: VNA)
New York (VNA) - Vietnam and Burundi have signedan agreement on visa exemption for the two countries’ citizens holdingdiplomatic and official passports.
An agreement to this effect was inked on June 10 by Ambassador Dang HoangGiang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations on behalf ofthe Government of Vietnam, and Ambassador Zéphyrin Maniratanga, PermanentRepresentative of Burundi to the United Nations on behalf of the Government ofBurundi.
Under the agreement, Vietnamese citizens and Burundian citizens holdingvalid diplomatic or official passports are exempted from visas with a temporarystay of no more than 90 days from the date of entry.
Citizens of the two countries who are members of diplomatic missions,consular offices or representative offices at international organisationslocated in the other’s territory, and members of their families holdingdiplomatic or official passports are exempt from visa during the working term.
The signing of the agreement is expected to facilitate the exchange ofdelegations between the two countries, contributing to promoting bilateralrelations between Vietnam and Burundi.
Vietnam and Burundi established diplomatic relations on April16, 1975./.
Vietnam will continue visa exemption for citizens of Russia, Japan, the Republic of Korea (RoK), Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Belarus, until the end of 2022.
The Government has decided to temporarily suspend unilateral visa exemption for citizens from Belarus, Russia and Japan from March 21 as part of efforts to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Vietnam's Trade Counsellor in Russia Duong Hoang Minh has proposed the Russian Government consider exempting visas for Vietnamese tourists for 15 days, in the context that it has exempted visas for visitors from Laos and Thailand for 30 days.
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Long spoke highly of the dynamic, positive, and comprehensive development of Vietnam – Russia relations in recent years. He affirmed that the Vietnamese Party and State place great importance on further strengthening the comprehensive strategic partnership with Russia in a substantive and effective manner, in line with the development needs of both nations.
At the conference, participants reported that the Government has so far issued 28 decrees on the delegation of responsibilities and powers between the central Government and two-tier local administrations. Several localities have already piloted the new governance model.
Ambassador Dang Hoang Giang, Permanent Representative of Vietnam to the United Nations . (Photo: VNA) 
