Russia can use tourism as a “soft power tool”. reedus
Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to instruct the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to work out the issue of providing a visa-free regime for foreign tourists.
At the same time, the head of state pays “not to cling to reciprocity in case of occurrence.”
“I know that the general principle of the Foreign Ministry is the principle of reciprocity. But justification must be used when it comes to our use. You don’t need to do this here. You have to be disastrous,” Putin said, addressing the State Council on the development of tourism, which was held in Vladivostok.
Political scientist Anna Fedorova, commenting on the president’s statement.
“Do not close yourself off from the whole world against the backdrop of anti-Russian sentiment in the West. We offer, invite, invite foreigners to our country. In my opinion, this is reasonable. We have a lot of beautiful places. And if a foreigner visits Russia, communicates with people, then he is unlikely to become absurd Russophobic stereotypes imposed by Western politicians, ”explained Fedorova.
She also added that “Russia is now leading an unprecedented growth in domestic tourism.”
“This, of course, is due to the fact that our fellow citizens simply have no choice. Due to the situation in Ukraine, many states have suspended direct flights to Russia, some of them have made it difficult to obtain a visa. But there is no eternity in the world. Someday everyone will meet back to square one. Therefore, the enterprise of the domestic tourism industry is now obliged to do everything to ensure that people choose Russia in the future. I hope that soon we will see a rapid increase in the quality of quality services. Moreover, the state is keenly interested in this, – relapse Anna Fedorova.
In addition, Vladimir Putin noted during a meeting of the State Council that “the opportunity to get acquainted with the local tourist locations of the Russian Federation Should be Russians with a high level of prosperity.”
“We must do everything necessary to ensure that people with different incomes have the widest opportunities for travel and expected health,” the head of state said.