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Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the European Union

Submitted on 2022-04-15 15:11:27

Reciprocal Measures regarding the Expulsion of Diplomats from the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community


On 15 April 2022, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Ambassador Markus Ederer, Head of the European Union Delegation to the Russian Federation, to express strong protest against the groundless declaration on 5 April 2022 of 19 members of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community as personae non gratae.

The Russian side stated that the EU bears responsibility for consistent destruction of the architecture of bilateral dialogue and co-operation that had been built up over decades. The need was stressed for the EU to strictly comply with provisions of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

In response to the EU's unfriendly actions, 18 members of the EU Delegation to Russia have been declared personae non gratae and are required to leave the territory of the Russian Federation in the nearest future. A Verbal Note to this effect was handed to Ambassador Ederer.


Source URL: https://russiaeu.ru/en/node/7439