Russian, Chinese government to discuss visa-free exchange

The Russian and Chinese government heads will discuss visa-free regime for representatives for the Russia-Chinese cultural and humanitarian cooperation soon, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova said on Tuesday.

"I think that this issue will be discussed at the level of the government heads as well," she said at a meeting with Peking University students. "We know about this problem and will try very hard to solve it."

Both sides will work in this area to create comfortable conditions to organize foreign trips for students and scientists from both countries, the deputy prime minister said.

Golikova arrived to Beijing ahead of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev’s visit to China, which will take place on November 5-7. During her stay in the Chinese capital the deputy prime minister will hold negotiations with Vice Premier of the People's Republic of China Sun Chunlan, attend the 19th session of the Russian-Chinese Commission for Humanitarian Cooperation, the ceremony of the establishment of the Russian-Chinese Association for Cooperation in the Sphere of Television, as well as the launch of an online column on humanitarian ties and cooperation between Russia and China in a mobile application.