OREANDA-NEWS  Russia and Oman will soon take additional measures to facilitate the visa regime, which will help tourism and business cooperation between the countries, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

"We hope that in the near future we will take additional decisions to facilitate the visa regime, which will contribute to both tourist ties and business circles in establishing deeper cooperation," Lavrov said at a press conference at the Russian Foreign Ministry following talks with his Omani counterpart.

Earlier, in an interview with RIA Novosti, the executive director of the Russian-Omani Business Council at the CCI of the Russian.

Federation, Vladimir Dergachev, said that the attractiveness of Oman is that more than a thousand ancient forts and other fortifications, castles and ancient markets with historical value have been preserved in the country. Many cities have preserved the flair of the Middle Ages, and the canyons of the Jebel Akhdar mountain range can compete with their competitors in other countries (for example, with the Grand Canyon in Arizona), which attracts tourists from many countries of the world. It was noted that the reconstruction of the country's airports, including the main air harbor in Muscat, has been completed, as a result, the total expected number of tourists coming here is estimated at 20 million people, and a fivefold increase in visits from Russia is predicted due to the recently opened direct flight Moscow–Muscat.