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Estonian consul in St Petersburg declared persona non grata in Russia

BC, Tallinn, 18.04.2013.Print version
Estonian consul in St Petersburg Franek Persidski was declared persona non grata in Russia, LETA/Public Broadcasting reports.

According to the Estonian Foreign Ministry, it is a retaliation step against a similar decision made by Estonian authorities earlier.

 

The ministry said that Franek Persidski is back in Estonia.

 

Estonian public radio news stated that expelling Persidski is most likely a response to the recent decision of the Estonian authorities not to give visas to five Russians who wanted to participate at a round table meeting taking place in Tallinn and organised by the Gorchakov public diplomatic support foundation.






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