Статья 10«Меморандум между Правительством Российской Федерации и Правительством Королевства Саудовская Аравия об упрощении выдачи виз гражданам двух стран» [рус., англ.]

1. Настоящий Меморандум вступает в силу по истечении 60 дней с даты получения по дипломатическим каналам последнего письменного уведомления о завершении Сторонами внутригосударственных процедур, необходимых для его вступления в силу.

2. Настоящий Меморандум заключается сроком на пять лет. В дальнейшем действие настоящего Меморандума автоматически продлевается на последующие пятилетние периоды, если ни одна из Сторон не менее чем за 90 дней до окончания соответствующего периода не уведомит в письменной форме другую Сторону о своем намерении прекратить его действие.

3. Настоящий Меморандум может быть изменен по письменному соглашению между Сторонами.

Совершено в г. Эр-Рияд 14 октября 2019 г. в двух экземплярах, каждый на русском, арабском и английском языках, причем все тексты имеют одинаковую силу.

В случае расхождения в толковании настоящею Меморандума используется текст на английском языке.

За Правительство Российской Федерации	За Правительство Королевства Саудовская Аравия
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The Government of the Russian Federation and the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, hereinafter referred to as the Parties,

reaffirming their willingness to deepen bilateral relations on the basis of friendship and mutual understanding between the peoples of both countries;

willing to facilitate on a mutual basis the conditions for mutual travels of nationals of the States of the Parties;

have agreed as follows:

1. According to the law on entry and stay in the territory of the States of each of the Parties, diplomatic missions or consular offices of the State of either Party shall issue, on a mutual basis, multiple entry tourist visas for a period not exceeding 6 months, multiple entry private visas for a period not exceeding 1 year, and multiple entry business and humanitarian visas for a period not exceeding 5 years to nationals of the State of the other Party holding valid travel documents (for the nationals of the Russian Federation — passport certifying the identity of a national of the Russian Federation outside the Russian Federation; for the subjects of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia — passport of a subject of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia).

2. Multiple entry visas shall be issued to nationals of either Party for a period of stay in the territory of the State of the other Party not exceeding 90 days within each period of 180 days.

Nationals of the State of either Party shall be obliged to respect the laws, rules, traditions and customs of the host State throughout their stay in the territory of the State of the other Party.

The competent authorities of the State of either Party shall reserve the right to deny entry or reduce the stay in the territory of this State for the nationals of the State of the other Party whose presence they consider undesirable.

Diplomatic missions or consular offices of the States of the Parties shall make a decision regarding requests for multiple entry visas within 1 — 3 working days from the date of receipt of all documents needed to issue a visa.

The provisions of this Memorandum shall not govern visa issuance by diplomatic missions or consular offices of the States of the Parties for the purposes of work, study, residence in the territory of the State of the other Party, as well as religious pilgrimage.

1. The competent authorities of the States of the Parties shall exchange the specimens of valid travel documents through diplomatic channels not later than 30 days from the date of the signing of this Memorandum.

2. The competent authorities of the States of the Parties shall inform each other of the introduction of new valid travel documents or any amendments to existing valid travel documents and furnish the specimens of new or amended valid travel documents through diplomatic channels not later than 30 days prior to the introduction of them or entry into force of amended valid travel documents.

3. Information and documents exchanged by the Parties for the implementation of this Memorandum cannot be transferred to any third party without written consent of the Party that has provided them.

Each Party may suspend this Memorandum wholly or partially to protect national security, public order or public health. The other Party shall be notified thereof through diplomatic channels not later than 48 hours prior to its entry into force. The Party that has decided to suspend this Memorandum shall notify the other Party in the same way of the resumption of this Memorandum.

This Memorandum shall not affect the obligations of the Parties resulting from other bilateral and multilateral international agreements of either Party.

Any disputes between the Parties concerning the interpretation or application of this Memorandum shall be settled by mutual agreement on the basis of consultations and negotiations between them through diplomatic channels.

1. This Memorandum shall enter into force 60 days after the date of receipt through diplomatic channels of the last written notification of the fulfillment by the Parties of domestic procedures required for its entry into force.

2. This Memorandum shall be concluded for a five-year period. It shall be automatically renewed for further five-year periods, unless either Party notifies in writing the other Party of its intention to terminate this Memorandum at least 90 days prior to the end of the relevant period.

3. This Memorandum may be amended by agreement in writing between the Parties.

Done at Riyadh on 14th October 2019 in two copies, each in the Russian, Arabic and English languages, all texts being equally authentic.

In case of divergence of interpretation of this Memorandum, the English text shall be used.

For the Government of the Russian Federation	For the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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