TIRANA, March 30/ATA/-Albania’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (MEFA) announced that two Albanian diplomats in Russia have been declared personae non gratae in a tit for tat action following our country’s decision to expel two Russian diplomats few days ago in the context of Salisbury’s nerve agent attack.
According to the press release of Albania’s Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs, the ambassador of the Republic of Albania in Moscow was summoned at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. During the meeting, the Russian representative communicated to the ambassador that two Albanian diplomats accredited to the Russian Federation had become personae non gratae.
Moscow’s reciprocation comes as no surprise to us, is read in the press release.
“Our decision taken few days ago about the two Russian diplomats, coordinated with the stance of our strategic allies, was proportional to Salisbury nerve agent attack. We emphasize that our diplomatic channels remain open in function of constructive bilateral relations, peace and security”, announces the Albanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs./a.f//r.e/p.s./
