President
of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed the law on visa-free entry to Russia until 31 December 2018 for the FIFA World Cup FAN ID holders. State Duma
Chairman Viacheslav Volodin
Vyacheslav Victorovich
The Chairman of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation of the eighth convocation. Elected in single mandate constituency № 163 (Saratov constituency - Saratov Oblast)
, leaders and members of all four factions introduced
the bill.
Viacheslav Volodin reminded that the idea of the law was proposed by President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin. Speaking at a joint meeting of the Presidential Sports Council and the Supervisory Board of the 2018 World Cup Organizing Committee, the head of the state, in general, spoke in favor of removing unnecessary visa barriers on the basis of analysis of decisions taken to the World Cup.
The Chairman of the State Duma expressed his confidence that this law ”will ensure the growth of Russia's tourism potential, which, of course, is huge, and is not limited to impressions of the FIFA World Cup“. ”Everyone who will use the FAN ID ‘will have the further opportunity to discover our hospitable country,’ Viacheslav Volodin said.
