Article 11 Visa Facilitation

(1) The Russian Federation shall facilitate the issuing of visas to the personnel of the Cooperation Programme authorities and management bodies listed in Article 5(1) of this Agreement and to the beneficiaries in terms of point (i) of Article 2 of this Agreement for travel related with the implementation and management of the Cooperation Programme. Visas shall be granted as speedily as possible.

(2) The same principle shall apply, where relevant, to other natural persons and persons representing legal persons participating in implementing operations.

(3) The Commission shall encourage the participating countries to facilitate in equal terms the issuing of visas to all actors referred to in paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article from the Russian Federation for travel related with the implementation of the Cooperation Programme.