Putin proposed to extend the visa-free regime with the countries of the BRICS group

Almaty. August 18. Silkroadnews - Russian President Vladimir Putin proposed to expand the visa-free exchange for all the countries of the BRICS group (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa), informed the newspaper "Vedomosti".
During the meeting, Putin said that Russia needs to create a single registry of travel agencies that make the tourism industry more transparent.
He also pointed to the large number of irregularities in the tourism sector and called on to increase the quality of tourism services.
The head of the Federal Tourism Agency Oleg Safronov said that in terms of sanctions for Russians leaving abroad and foreigners arriving to Russia this can become a "soft power" in terms of political confrontation.
Culture Minister Vladimir Medinskiy highly requested political support to simplify entry into Russia, including visa-free visit for 72 hours in the case of a long transit. Putin promised to think.