The Georgian and Serbian foreign ministers signed a visa free deal between the two countries on March 7.

The agreement, which will come into play in the coming hours, will enable Georgian citizens holding ordinary passports to travel visa free to Serbia.

Grateful to President @avucic for very warm welcome, decision on abolishing Visa regime, support to territorial integrity and deepening our friendly relations including through diplomatic representation @SerbianGovpic.twitter.com/CPzJa0FFh6

— Mikheil Janelidze (@JanelidzeMkh) March 7, 2018

The Foreign Minister of Serbia Ivica Dacic announced that the agreement would come into effect before parliament’s completion of certain administrative procedures. 

Today we signed the visa free agreement and tomorrow the government of Serbia will make an exception and activate the deal before parliament completes its procedures over the issue. Consequently, the citizens of Georgia will have the right to travel visa free to Serbia before the parliamentary procedures are finalized,” Dacic stated during the press conference with Janelidze.

The officials hailed the agreement as "highly important” for providing closer political, economic, cultural and other ties between the two states.

Great meeting with FM Ivica Dačić #Serbia. Discussed positive dynamic in our bilateral relations, importance of #VisaFreeRegimepic.twitter.com/U0OEyXNIVw

— Mikheil Janelidze (@JanelidzeMkh) March 7, 2018

They also announced that Georgia and Serbia will appoint diplomats to one another’s countries before either of them establish full-fledged diplomatic missions. 

The president of Serbia has already welcomed the agreement.

Photo from the Foreign Ministry press office

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