Kerala to ink MoU on tourism with Russia

The tourism departments of Kerala and the Russian city of St. Petersburg will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at promoting tourism in the south Indian state, a statement said.This was finalised after a meeting attended by Kerala tourism secretary G. Kamala Vardhana Rao, Consulate General of India in St Petersburg Arun Kumar Sharma and Rimma Sachinova, deputy chairman of St Petersburg tourism."The trade partners at both ends are confident about business due to the flight connectivity via Dubai and introduction of e-tourist visa facility," Rao said in a statement.