Ukraine, Qatar sign visa-free agreement

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin has signed an agreement on the introduction of a visa-free regime with the State of Qatar.

"Hello from Qatar. I signed several agreements, among them - #visa-free agreement with Qatar. A visa-free breakthrough in the Gulf continues," Klimkin wrote on Twitter.

In turn, President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko congratulated all Ukrainians on the agreement on the visa-free travel between Ukraine and Qatar.

"I would like to congratulate all Ukrainians on the fact that we finally managed to reach an agreement on the visa-free travel between Ukraine and Qatar. It gives even more value to the Ukrainian passport. It means more respect for Ukrainians. Unique tourist opportunities for Ukrainians in Qatar will be created and there will be a large number of Qatari citizens [who will visit Ukraine]," the press service of the head of state reported.

As reported, the visa-free regime between Ukraine and the United Arab Emirates came into force on December 31, 2017.

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