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Finnish Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb said at a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday that his country "would continue to seek a visa-free regime with Russia."

Lavrov said that Russia sees no barriers to the introduction of visa-free travel, "even starting from tomorrow."

"I see the political will of many EU members to introduce a visa-free regime, a will expressed at the highest level. I know that certain EU bodies in charge of it are currently discussing the issue," Lavrov said.

He said that a major obstacle to scrapping the visa regime was the lack of consensus between the EU members, as the positions of some EU states affect the Union"s readiness to strike a deal.

"The most important point here is to avoid new artificial requirements, which might be put forward with the intention of hindering the political agreement," Lavrov said.

There are a few problems to be ironed out before any deal is reached, such as the introduction

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