Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the declaration of 12 members of the Russian Diplomatic and Consular Missions in Greece as personae non gratae in Greece

The Greek authorities declared 12 members of the Diplomatic and Consular Missions of the Russian Federation, who are accredited to Greece, as personae non gratae.

The abovementioned were declared undesirable according to the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961 and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations of 1963.

The Ministry’s Secretary General informed the Russian Ambassador earlier today about this decision.