The advisor of the International Legal Department of the MFA Tatiana Marenkova participated in the session of the Committee.
Upon reviewing the draft law, the deputies reached a favourable conclusion on it. The Committee will recommend that the session of the Supreme Soviet approve legislative initiative of the Head of the State.
Agreement on mutual visa-free trips was signed during the summit of the heads of the states of the Community “For Democracy and People's Rights”. It stipulates that the citizens of the states-members of the Community have the right to enter freely the territory of Pridnestrovie, South Ossetia and Abkhazia, as well as to leave these countries on showing the document proving their citizenship of one of these republics. Moreover, they do not have to pay migration, customs, insurance, registration and other kinds of fees levied on the border. The duration of this Agreement is 5 years and each time afterwards it will automatically be extended for the next 5 years. After its validation, other countries may join it upon consent of all the parties.
