Russian government suspends agreement with Hungary on visa-free travel for diplomats

Russian Politics & Diplomacy March 02, 2023, 22:00

The Russian Foreign Ministry was instructed to inform its Hungarian counterparts regarding the decision

MOSCOW, March 2. /TASS/. The Russian government has suspended an agreement with Hungary allowing visa-free travel on diplomatic passports until Hungary addresses certain violations of provisions of the bilateral agreement, says a decree posted on Thursday to the official Internet portal of legal information.

According to the decree, the agreement, signed in 2001, is being suspended "with regard to Hungarian citizens holding diplomatic passports until Hungary rectifies the violations of its commitments under this agreement or until it is terminated."

The Russian Foreign Ministry was instructed to inform its Hungarian counterparts regarding the decision.

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