Russian MFA spokeswoman Maria Zaharova said, referring to the declaration as “personae non gratae” of some Russian diplomats in Romania, that in this case it is “an invented pretext”, and the decision will not go unanswered. adequate, according to News.ro.
Russian MFA: Spokesperson Maria Zaharova and Minister Sergei LavrovPhoto: Alexander Shcherbak / Sputnik / Profimedia
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“On April 5, the Romanian authorities, under the guise of inventing, declared ten diplomats of the Russian Embassy in Bucharest” personae non gratae “. We strongly reject these propaganda assumptions and categorize Romania’s efforts as part of a campaign by the United States and its European allies to discredit Russia’s special military operation to protect the civilian population in Donbass, demilitarize and denazify it. Ukraine, “said Maria Zaharova.
According to the post, “through Bucharest’s efforts, our bilateral relations have been in a deep impasse in recent years, while new hostile actions by the Romanian side are undermining the basic mechanisms of civilized interstate dialogue and cooperation.”
“Such a development is not our choice and causes deep regrets,” Zaharova was quoted as saying, adding that “the decision to expel Russian diplomatic employees from Romania will not go unanswered.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed on Tuesday that the Romanian authorities have decided to declare as persons non gratae on the Romanian territory 10 persons working within the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Bucharest, considering that their activities and actions contravene the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. since 1961.
“These elements were communicated to the Russian side on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, on the occasion of the convocation at the MFA headquarters, at the request of Minister Bogdan Aurescu, of the Russian Ambassador to Bucharest, Valery Kuzmin, at the level of Secretary of State for Strategic Affairs.” press release of the MFA.
According to the quoted source, on the occasion of the convocation, the MFA reiterated the firm condemnation of the crimes committed in Bucea and in other localities in Ukraine, for which the responsibility belongs to Russia.
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