"The strategy of the Iranian Foreign Ministry is to fully lift the visa regime for foreign citizens," Ghashghavi was quoted as saying by the IRNA news agency.
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The deputy foreign minster stressed that any country showing respect to Iranian citizens and allowing Iranian citizens to enter its territory without visas could expect the same treatment from Tehran.
According to the news agency, as part of the visa regime liberalization, foreign nationals from 180 countries can now obtain electronic 90-day visas upon arrival at the international airport of Ahvaz in southwestern Iran.
