Thursday, January 21, 2021

Russian Diplomat Declared Persona Non Grata in Albania Over Violation of Anti-Coronavirus Measures

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19:59 GMT 21.01.2021

Albania declared a Russian diplomat a persona non grata due to a violation of anti-coronavirus measures, the foreign ministry of Albania announced on Thursday.

The diplomat must leave the country within 72 hours, the country's foreign ministry said in a statement.


It is stated that the ministry contacted the Russian Ambassador to Tirana, Mikhail Afanasyev, expressing concern about the continuing violations of measures to combat COVID-19 by the diplomat of the Russian embassy.

"Unfortunately, contrary to promises, the diplomat continued to violate the undertaken measures... With regret, the Albanian government decided to declare diplomat Alexei Krivosheev persona non grata with the obligation to leave the country within 72 hours of official notification," the statement reads.

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