Myanmar speeds up visa deal C.R.TTR Weekly YANGON, 4 November 2013: Myanmar’s government says it hopes to secure bilateral visa exemption agreements with all ASEAN member countries by the end of this year to enable citizens to enjoy visa-free travel for up to 14 days. Ministry of Foreign Affairs deputy chief administrator, U Sein Oo, was quoted by local media as saying agreements were needed to enable as many people as possible to attend the Southeast Asian Games that will be held mid-December. However, with just four weeks to go it will be difficult to reach that goal. The Thai premier is expected to sign a bilateral agreement during her official visit linked to the opening of the Games. The country already has vias-free travel privileges with Vietnam. “The government wants to have visa-free travel for all ASEAN nations in 2014, when Myanmar will chair the 10-nation group,” he said. Yet some countries are still working on the terms, while Singapore and Brunei have not yet responded to proposals according to reliable sources in Yngon. Agreements with Laos and Indonesia are already at the stage of signing and could be firmed up by the start of the Games. That would leave agreements with Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei, Philippines and Cambodia still to negotiate. The Union Myanmar Travel Association representative, U Naung Naung Han, said visa-free travel would present a substantial business opportunity for both inbound and outbound travel. On 22 October, the Thai Cabinet approved a draft agreement on visa exemption but it still needs to be signed by the two premiers. Read more on TTR Weekly ... --
Posted on: Tue, 05 Nov 2013 03:43:17 +0000
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015