Four employees of the Austrian Embassy in Russia are declared Persona Non Grata. They should leave the country’s territory until the end of February 23.
This is stated in a message published on the official website of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On February 16, Austrian Ambassador to Moscow Werner Almhofer was called to the Russian Foreign Ministry, which “declared a decisive protest in connection with the provocative announcement of the official Vienna of four Russian foreign employees in the Austrian Republic” Persona Non Grata “.
“It is emphasized that this unfriendly and unreasonable step causes serious damage to bilateral relations, which is already in a crisis due to the actions of the Austrian side, and the international authority of Vienna, which previously positioned itself as an unbiased, neutral state and the venue of international diplomacy .
Four employees of the Embassy of the Austrian Republic in the Russian Federation were declared “Persona non Grata” as a response. They must leave the country’s territory until the end of the day on February 23 of S.G. Assistance was awarded the appropriate note, ”the Vedzhastvo reported.
The ambassador’s attention is also drawn to the difficulties arising with the design of visas for official Russian delegations going to Vienna to participate in multilateral events, which contradicts Austria’s obligations as the venue for international meetings. This situation will also not be left without consequences, warned in the Russian Foreign Ministry.