They were summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday.
MOSCOW, February 5.
/TASS/. Russia has declared a Swedish, a Polish and a German diplomat personae
non gratae because of their participation in the January 23 unauthorized
rallies in Moscow and St. Petersburg, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on
Friday.
"In compliance
with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of April 18, 1961, diplomats
who took part in unauthorized rallies have been declared personae non gratae.
They must leave Russia as soon as possible," the ministry said.
According to the
ministry, Sweden’s, Poland’s and Germany’s ambassadors were summoned to the
Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday over these incidents.
"The Russian
side expects that Sweden’s, Poland’s and Germany’s diplomatic missions and
their personnel will strictly abide by international law," the ministry
stressed.
Source: ITAR-TASS
06-02-2021
