Iran is ready to revoke visa requirements for tourists from the neighboring countries once the opposite sides agree to take a reciprocal move for the Iranian nationals, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hassan Qashqavi announced.
"The Islamic republic of Iran is prepared to waive visa requirements or facilitate the process of issuing visas for all countries, specially the neighbors, if they take similar action,” Qashqavi said on Thursday.
Qashqavi pointed to Kuwait as a good example, and said, "Iran is planning to annul visa requirements for Kuwaiti nationals as the Arab country no longer requires Iranian visitors to obtain visas."
Iran and Kuwait have sought to expand bilateral ties through exchanging several high-ranking delegations in the last few years.
The Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati and Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber al-Mubarak Hamad al-Sabah in a meeting in Kuwait City late October underlined expansion of ties and cooperation.
During the meeting in the Kuwaiti capital, Jannati and Sheikh al-Sabah underlined the need for the further expansion of bilateral ties between the two countries.
During the meeting, the Iranian culture and Islamic guidance minister said that Iran-Kuwait cooperation would help promote regional peace and stability in line with mutual interests.
Jannati pointed to the status quo of Iran-Kuwait relations, and said, "The expansion of cultural, academic, media and artistic cooperation will pave the way for development of collaboration in other fields."
He reiterated that the Islamic Republic of Iran was ready to consolidate all-out ties with Kuwait.
Sheikh Jaber, for his part, expressed pleasure with his recent visit to Iran, and said, "The Kuwaiti government is willing to promote ties with Iran."
The Iranian minister of culture and Islamic guidance paid an official visit to Kuwait last month at the invitation of his Kuwaiti counterpart to hold talks with the Arab country's officials.