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The Foreign Ministry declared 12 members of the Russian diplomatic and consular mission in Greece undesirable persons (personae non gratae), as it informed the Russian Ambassador.
In particular, as stated in a statement by the Foreign Minister:
The Greek authorities declared 12 members of the Diplomatic and Consular Missions of the Russian Federation, accredited in Greece, as personae non gratae.
The above were declared undesirable in accordance with the provisions of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Affairs and the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Affairs.
The Acting Secretary-General informed the Russian Ambassador earlier today about this decision “.
The Greek authorities declared 12 members of the Diplomatic & Consular Missions of the Russian Federation, which are accredited in Greece, as personae non gratae
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– Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@GreeceMFA) April 6, 2022
The response of the Russian embassy
The Russian embassy is commenting on an “unjustified and confrontational step aimed at the even worse destruction of all our bilateral relations”, commenting on the deportation of 12 diplomats decided today by the Foreign Ministry.
In addition, the Russian embassy typically states that “this action will not be without consequences”.
The statement of the Russian embassy in detail:
“On April 6, 2022, the Ambassador of Russia to Greece Andrei Maslov was summoned to the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he was informed about the decision of Athens to declare 12 diplomats of the Embassy and the Consulate General in Thessaloniki personae non gratae.
For our part, we have strongly protested against this unjustified and controversial step aimed at the even worse destruction of all our bilateral relations.
We pointed out that this action will not be left without consequences “.
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