Kazakhstan likely to introduce visa-free- regime with OECD countries
13:42, 18 April 2011
ASTANA. April 18. KAZINFORM /Kanat Kulshmanov/ Kazakhstan is likely to introduce visa-free regime with the countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Head of the Kazakh Government Karim Massimov has made it public at a session in Astana today.
In this view K. Massimov charged the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to establish a working group for considering the issue of visa-free regime with the OECD countries and simplification of visa issuing procedures for investors.
Besides, the Prime Minister tasked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Labor and Social Protection to develop recommendations on implementation of open immigration principles for highly-qualified labor resources till June 30.
Currently, the Organization unites 34 countries, majority of which belongs to the EU.