At the meeting of the Jogorku Kenesh today, March 12, deputies reviewed and adopted bills on the ratification of agreements on the mutual cancellation of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic and service passports with several countries, including Egypt, Oman, Slovenia, and the Benelux countries.
Thus, a number of bills were adopted in three readings. Among them:
— "On the ratification of the Agreement between the Kyrgyz Republic and the Benelux countries on the exemption from visa requirements for holders of valid diplomatic and service/official passports, signed on June 18, 2025, in the city of Brussels";
— "On the ratification of the Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the Republic of Slovenia on the mutual exemption of holders of diplomatic passports from short-term visa requirements, signed on October 16, 2025, in the city of Ljubljana";
— "On the ratification of the Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the Sultanate of Oman on the mutual exemption from visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, service, and special passports, signed on September 25, 2025, in the city of New York";
— "On the ratification of the Agreement between the Cabinet of Ministers of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Government of the Arab Republic of Egypt on the mutual cancellation of visa requirements for holders of diplomatic, service, and special passports, signed on November 4, 2025, in the city of Cairo".
The bills were presented by Deputy Foreign Minister Almaz Imangaziev. As he noted, the Agreements stipulate that citizens who are holders of diplomatic, special, and service passports of the Kyrgyz Republic and the aforementioned states will be exempt from visa requirements for entry, exit, and transit within the territories of the states party to the agreements for a period not exceeding 90 days within 180 days.
During the discussion, deputies emphasized the need for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to continue working on expanding the list of countries with which a simplified visa regime will be introduced not only for holders of diplomatic, service, and special passports but also for holders of ordinary civil passports.
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