ASEAN to sign Accord on Visa-Free Travel

July 12th, 2006

Manila, Philippines (AHN) - Members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) can now travel within the region without visa starting next month.

A report from Philippines Daily Inquirer quoted Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid Albar as saying that the 10-nation ASEAN will meet on July 23 2006 for their annual meeting and sign the agreement.

Some ASEAN members are already in place with biliteral agreements that allow their citizens limited travel without visas.

Laos and Myanmar are surprise signatories in the accord. The Laotian government requires all foreign visitors to secure a visa before entering their country. However, it has a visa-free travel arrangement with Cambodia, Malaysia, Vietnam and Singapore.

While Myanmar does not allow any foreign national to visit the country without a visa. Vietnam has existing visa-free travel arrangement with most ASEAN members, except neighboring Cambodia and Myanmar.FAVE (Framework Agreement on Visa Excemption) is aimed at standardizing these bilaterlal agreements into a uniform pact that will allow citizens of ASEAN to visit member nations without a visa for a period of 2 weeks.

FAVE (Framework Agreement on Visa Excemption) is aimed at standardizing these bilaterlal agreements into a uniform pact that will allow citizens of ASEAN to visit member nations without a visa for a period of 2 weeks.ASEAN is comprised of Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Brunei, Myanmar and Vietnam.Source: http://www.allheadlinesnews.com

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