Moscow has interpreted the seizure of its
assets as an openly hostile act.
MOSCOW, January 15./TASS/. Russia has completed preparations for
pursuing in court the US over the seizure of Russian diplomatic property,
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told his annual news conference on
Monday.
"I have not mentioned here an unprecedented incident, the seizure of Russian diplomatic property. We are now launching legal proceedings, preparations have already been completed," the diplomat said.
"I have not mentioned here an unprecedented incident, the seizure of Russian diplomatic property. We are now launching legal proceedings, preparations have already been completed," the diplomat said.
On
September 2, the US authorities closed down Russia’s consulate-general in San
Francisco, trade mission in Washington and its branch in New York, which Russia
had been using on lease terms. The two first facilities on the list are Russian
property and enjoy diplomatic immunity. Moscow has interpreted the seizure of
its assets as an openly hostile act and urged the US authorities to urgently
return them.
Speaking at
a news conference in Xiamen, China, on September 5 Russian President Vladimir
Putin instructed the Foreign Ministry to take the case over the seizure of
Russian diplomatic property to a US court. Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey
Ryabkov later said that the work on the lawsuit was in progress and it would be
filed in the near future.
Source:
ITAR-TASS 15-01-2018
