The Austrian Foreign
Ministry refrained from commenting on details of the incident.
VIENNA, August 24. /TASS/. Austria expels a Russian diplomat, the
republic’s Foreign Ministry told TASS Monday. The ministry claims that the
Russian’s actions violate the Vienna convention on diplomatic relations.
"I can confirm
that a Russian diplomat will be expelled. His behavior violates the Vienna
convention on diplomatic relations," Austrian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman
said.
The Foreign Ministry
refrained from commenting on details of the incident.
On Monday, the Kronen
Zeitung newspaper reported that Austria declared a Russian diplomat persona non
grata, and that the diplomat must leave its territory until September 1.
According to the newspaper, the diplomat is suspected of industrial espionage.
According to the
Kronen Zeitung, the diplomat is suspected of gathering information through an
Austrian citizen working at one of Austria’s high-tech enterprises. The citizen
reported the espionage activities himself and named the Russian diplomat as his
curator. The Russian citizen declined to comment, citing his diplomatic
immunity, the report says.
Source: ITAR-TASS
24-08-2020
