KIEV, March 14 (Xinhua) -- Ukraine and Turkey signed an agreement to mutually adopt a visa-free policy for holders of electronic national identity cards (IDs), the Ukrainian government said in a statement on Tuesday.
The deal was inked between the governments of the two countries during a visit by Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman to the Turkish capital Ankara, the statement said.
It said the agreement stipulates that citizens of Ukraine and Turkey holding valid electronic IDs could travel through the territory of each other without a visa for a stay of 90 days in any 180-day period.
The eased visa policy is aimed at promoting the development of bilateral relations between Ukraine and Turkey and facilitating business and humanitarian exchanges between their peoples.
Last year, about 1 million Ukrainians traveled to Turkey, while Ukraine hosted some 200,000 of Turkish visitors.
