Saturday, 30 October 2010

India announces visa on arrival for four ASEAN countries

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Oct 30, 2010

New Delhi - Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Saturday announced that nationals from Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos and the Philippines will be granted visas on arrival from January 1.

Addressing the 8th India-ASEAN summit in Hanoi, Singh said tourist exchange was 'well below the potential.'

'As a concrete measure, I am happy to announce that we will extend our visa on arrival facility to nationals of Cambodia, Vietnam, Philippines and Laos with effect from January 1, 2011,' a copy of Singh's speech posted on his website said.

India began offering visas on arrival in January 2010 for tourists from Japan, Finland, Luxembourg, New Zealand and Singapore.

The External Affairs Ministry is also considering visas on arrival for Germany, France, Spain, Netherlands, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and South Africa.

Singh said he looked forward to the conclusion of a services and investment agreement between India and ASEAN, which groups Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei and Vietnam.

He said the partnership had initiated cooperation in sectors covering political and security ties, economic cooperation and the promotion of sociocultural links.

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