Skopje Says Expelled Russian Diplomat Must Leave Within 7 Days Starting May 14

Faizan Hashmi Published May 18, 2021 | 06:37 PM

North Macedonia's Foreign Ministry announced that the expelled Russian diplomat must leave the country within seven days starting on May 14

BELGRADE (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 18th May, 2021) North Macedonia's Foreign Ministry announced that the expelled Russian diplomat must leave the country within seven days starting on May 14.

"In line with Article 9 of the Vienna Convention, the foreign ministry made a decision to declare one diplomat from the Russian embassy persona non grata in the Republic of North Macedonia .

.. Therefore, Russian ambassador [Sergey Bazdnikin] was invited to the foreign ministry on May 14 and received a note saying that this diplomat must leave the territory of North Macedonia within seven days," the ministry said in a statement.