At the same time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces, on Friday, that it has declared persona non grata a diplomat from the Russian Embassy in Bucharest. In a statement, the MFA transmits that the diplomat carried out “activities that contravene the provisions of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations”.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs that the Romanian authorities have decided to declare persona non grata on the territory of Romania of a diplomat from the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Bucharest, for activities that contravene the the provisions of the Vienna Convention of 1961 on diplomatic relations.
These elements were communicated to the Russian side today, May 24, 2024, during the convocation at the MAE headquarters, at the disposal of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Luminița Odobescu, of the person in charge of affairs a.i. of the Russian Federation in Bucharest”, the Romanian Foreign Ministry informed.
Russia threatens with “adequate response”
The Russian Foreign Ministry reacted on Friday after Romania expelled a diplomat from the Russian Embassy in Bucharest and claims that “it will give an adequate response”, reports the Russian news agency TASS.
Previously, the charge d’affaires of Russia in Romania was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania, where he was informed of the decision to declare the Russian diplomat persona non grata. The name of the expelled diplomat has not been revealed.
Romania also expelled a Russian diplomat in August 2022. Just like then, the name of the expelled diplomat is not published now either.