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Azerbaijan and UAE held discussion about introduction of a visa-free regime

19 July 2023 09:57 (UTC +04:00)

First Consular Consultation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates were held in Abu Dhabi, Azerbaijani Ministry told APA.

During the consultations, the current state and development prospects of consular cooperation with the United Arab Emirates which is an important partner country for Azerbaijan, were reviewed, as well as the possibilities of signing new bilateral documents in the field and digitizing consular services.

Moreover, on the basis of the "Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the United Arab Emirates on the exemption from entry visas for persons holding general citizen, diplomatic and special/service passports", detailed views were exchanged on the application of the visa-free regime for the citizens of both countries with national passports as of July 8.

An agreement was reached between the parties to hold the next meeting of Consular Consultations in Baku in 2024.