MOSCOW, November 22 (RIA Novosti) - President Vladimir Putin has lauded the decision by the Moroccan government to allow Russian citizens visa-free entry, the Kremlin press service said Tuesday.
The press service said Putin had voiced his support for the decision in a message sent to Moroccan King Mohammed VI through Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov.
"The decision will definitely encourage tourism and business contacts between our nations," the Russian president's message read, adding that Morocco was Russia's leading trade partner in Africa.
