7,000 Fans Travel Through Belarus For FIFA World Cup In Russia

Almost 7,000 fans have traveled through Belarus to Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup under an agreement signed between the two countries last month.

MINSK, 20 June (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 21st Jun, 2018 ) :Almost 7,000 fans have traveled through Belarus to Russia for the 2018 FIFA World Cup under an agreement signed between the two countries last month.

According to the State Border Service Committee of Belarus, some 6,800 fans have crossed the Belarusian border, of them 6,400 entered the country and 425 left. Most of them were from Poland, Argentine and Peru: 2,100, 527 and 33 people respectively.

Overall, Belarus has welcomed fans from 87 countries, including the Comoros Islands in the Indian Ocean, the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago in the Caribbean Sea, and West Africa's Guinea-Bissau.

On May 29, Belarus and Russia had signed an intergovernmental agreement on issues related to the rules of entry of foreign nationals and stateless persons attending international sport events.

In line with the document, foreign fans will be able to travel through Belarus visa-free during the2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia from June 4 to July 25. Russia, in turn, will introduce visa-free entryand stay on its territory for foreign fans attending the 2nd European Games MINSK 2019.