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Lavrov: “The expulsion of Russian diplomats is an unprecedented provocation”

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Lavrov: “The expulsion of Russian diplomats is an unprecedented provocation”


09.04.2018


The deportation of Russian diplomats from almost 30 countries is an unprecedented provocation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said, RIA Novosti reports. He has expressed his opinion during his meeting with expelled Russian diplomats today, on April 9.

"The expulsion of 150 Russian diplomats from almost 30 countries is an unprecedented provocation that has no relation to the tasks of the extension of international cooperation," he said. The minister underlined that this action contradicts to implementation of all agreements that stem from the UN Charter and international agreements enshrined in multiple international documents, including the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

Sergey Lavrov expressed the confidence that Moscow to give a tit-for-tat response. "We will never bend under any ultimatums. This is not the language to be used in relations with Russia," he stressed.

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