New Delhi: India and Russia have signed agreements related to the mobility of skilled workers between the two countries for taking up employment and the granting of e-tourist visas to each other’s citizens, according to a joint statement issued on Friday after talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin.

The agreement between India and Russia deals with temporary labour activity of citizens of one state in the territory of the other state.

An agreement between the two countries has also been signed on cooperation in combating irregular migration.

India and Russia have also agreed to grant a 30-day e-Tourist Visa on a gratis basis to each other’s nationals.

These pacts figure among the 16 agreements signed between the two countries related to defence, trade,

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