Tourists from Austria will automatically receive double entry Russian visa for six months. It was announced by Russian Ambassador to Austria Dmitry Lubinsky at a press conference in Vienna, marking the official starting the bilateral year of tourism between Russia and Austria.

"The purpose of our initiative is to bring the Austrian tourists not only to Moscow and St. Petersburg, but also to show them all the beauty of our great country. And the first thing we did was liberalising the visa regime - said the ambassador. - Any Austrian tourist, entering Russia in this and in the coming years, will automatically receive double entry visa for six months."

Official opening of the bilateral year of tourism was held January, 12 in Vienna, during the international exhibition Ferein Messe Wien.