UAE, Seychelles sign agreement on pre-visa exemption for diplomatic passport holders

Abu Dhabi, Feb 27, 2012 (WAM) - The United Arab Emirates and the Republic of Seychelles have signed an agreement on exempting holders of diplomatic and special passports from obtaining pre-visa for entry into both countries. The agreement was signed by the Undersecretary of the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs Juma Mubarak Al Junaibi and Foreign Minister of Seychelles Jean-Paul Adam. The agreement, signed within the framework of the cabinet decision tasking the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to conclude mutual agreements, will facilitate the beneficiaries from both countries to stay up to 90 days without a pre-visa. Al Junaibi stressed that the UAE is keen to bolster diplomatic ties with the world countries as part of the country's openness to the world. - Emirates News Agency, WAM