Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that the country is ready to waive the visa regime with Russia.

“We want to repeal all visa requirements for the two countries’ citizens,” he said.

According to Erdogan, “there are some short-term matters,” which still hamper the waiver of visas. “We should intensify the negotiations on the matter. After the settlement of all issues and enforcement of the Agreement on Readmission in May, the last barriers will be removed,” Rossiyskaya Gazeta quoted Erdogan as saying.