“Mitrofanova to pack her suitcase with the matryoshka dolls and out!” – This was written by the chairman of the parliamentary committee on policies for Bulgarians abroad Antoaneta TsonevaAntoaneta Tsoneva is a Bulgarian expert in the electoral process and civic participation in after the scandalous statement of the Russian ambassador to Bulgaria after the expulsion of Russian diplomats accused of espionage.
Earlier today, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov reacted sharply to a statement by Russia’s ambassador to Bulgaria, Eleonora Mitrofanova.
“There will be a diplomatic response to the statement of the Russian ambassador. It is not acceptable in any way for a foreign ambassador to speak on behalf of the Bulgarian people against the Bulgarian government,” the prime minister threatened.
The reason for his words was an interview with Mitrofanova on the air of “Russia 24”. In it she said:
“The people of Bulgaria support neither the rhetoric nor the actions of their government regarding the special operation in Ukraine.”
Tonight, the Russian embassy in Bulgaria came out in response to the sunset of the prime minister. “We consider it unacceptable in any way for officials of this or that country, regardless of rank or official position, to publicly criticize the Russian ambassador for his assessments of events in the host country. This is directly contrary to the spirit of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. “.
