Kyrgyz Deputy Prime Minister Edil Baisalov told RFE/RL on October 11 that the cabinet had decided to allow Chinese citizens holding valid U.S., British, or EU visas, as well as residents of Hong Kong and Macao, to enter and stay in the country without visas for up to seven days. The move has yet to be approved by lawmakers. The announcement comes a month after another former Soviet republic, Georgia, said Chinese citizens can enter the South Caucasus nation without visas. In August, a third former Soviet republic, Kazakhstan, approved visa-free travel between Kazakhstan and China. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Kyrgyz Service, click here.
Kyrgyzstan Set To Introduce Visa-Free Visits For Some Chinese Citizens
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