Deputies of the House of Representatives of the National Assembly of Belarus have ratified international agreements on the abolition of visas with a number of countries. The geography is wide. First of all, these are the countries of the far arc. One of the agreements concerns the abolition of visas for short-term stays in Colombia. It applies to all holders of valid passports. An intergovernmental agreement with the Lao People's Democratic Republic on the abolition of visas for holders of ordinary passports has also been ratified. Holders of diplomatic and service passports will be able to enter a number of African countries without a visa.