Fifty percent of the issue depends on Iran and the rest on Russia, Jalali told IRNA on Wednesday.
The ambassador added that many individuals, including university students in person and online, are asking questions about the implementation of the visa waiver program.
Senior Iranian officials have been following up on the case in their meetings with Russian officials at various levels, the ambassador noted, adding that Moscow has not responded yet, and Iran is waiting.
In late July, Russian Economic Development Minister Maksim Reshetnikov announced that his country was to start allowing groups of Iranian tourists to visit the country without visas within the next few days.
In mid-2021, Iran and Russia signed an agreement to waive visa requirements for groups of tourists visiting the two countries. However, the launch of the scheme has faced repeated delays because of technical and administrative problems.
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