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Northern Macedonia today expelled six diplomats from the Russian Embassy in Skopje, who were declared undesirable persons.
““Based on the information received from the competent authorities, these persons were carrying out activities that are contrary to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and in the next five days will have to leave the territory of the Republic of Northern Macedonia.” is stated in the communiqué of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Northern Macedonia (MFA).
The decision was also communicated to the Russian ambassador, Sergei Baznikin, reports REL.
This is the second expulsion of Russian diplomats in less than a month. Five Russian diplomats were deported on March 28 after they too had acted in violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.
Last year, Northern Macedonia declared two Russian diplomats unwanted, one in May and the other in August.
In both cases, Russia responded with reciprocal measures, expelling Macedonian diplomats from Moscow.
Prior to the last two deportations, involving 11 diplomats, according to a list available on the Russian Embassy website, a total of 19 Russian diplomats were registered in northern Macedonia, including Russian Ambassador to the country Sergei Baznik and two officials. military.
The Russian embassy is now left with eight diplomats, including the ambassador.
Northern Macedonia has condemned the Russian occupation of Ukraine, giving its full support to Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and has joined EU sanctions by closing airspace to flights from Moscow and vice versa.
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