Georgia to Lift Visa Requirements for Iranians on Monday
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Georgia’s foreign ministry announced that the visa-free travel regime with Iran, which had been suspended by Tbilisi on July 1, 2013, will be restored on February 15.
The resumption of the visa-free travel was announced during a meeting between Georgian Deputy Foreign Minister David Jalagania and Iran’s Ambassador to Tbilisi Abbas Talebifar.
With the visa-free regime in place, Iranian citizens will be able to stay in Georgia without applying for a visa for 45 days from the date of their arrival in the country.
The move is expected to help promote the economic and tourism ties between the two countries.
In a telephone conversation with Georgian Prime Minister Giorgi Kvirikashvili earlier this week, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani called for closer cooperation with Georgia, saying that the Caucasian country can play an influential role in the Islamic Republic’s trade with Black Sea states.
President Rouhani called for expansion of bilateral relations between Tehran and Tbilisi, saying, “Economic and cultural cooperation between Iran and Georgia should be strengthened more than ever in line with the interests of the two nations.”
He further pointed to the activities of the two countries’ joint economic commission and said there are numerous capacities to boost cooperation and implement agreements of the joint commission.
Rouhani added that lifting of visa requirements for the two sides can promote the level of cooperation between Iran and Georgia.
