Latvia’s customs
officers refused to explain the reasons for the move.
MOSCOW, February 24.
/TASS/. A Russian reporter working for Izvestia Andrei Zakharov has been barred
from entering Latvia, Channel Five reported on Monday.
"A correspondent
of Izvestia multimedia information center Andrei Zakharov has not been allowed
to enter Latvia and his Schengen visa has been canceled for three years at
Estonia’s request," the report said.
The film crew arrived
in Riga in the morning of February 24. The journalist was told that he could
not enter the country. Latvia’s customs officers refused to explain the reasons
for the move.
Izvestia confirmed
the report, noting that it had asked the authorities of Estonia and Latvia to
provide explanations.
According to the TV
channel, the film crew planned to report about the 200-fold expansion of a
military base in Latvia’s Daugavpils.
Last year, Zakharov
published several reports about Estonia, including about the local authorities’
refusal to hold events on occasion of the 75th anniversary of liberating
Tallinn from German and Nazi invaders.
Source: ITAR-TASS
24-02-2020
