The Russian Foreign Ministry has summoned Slovenian Ambassador to Moscow Darja Bavdaz Kuret to express strong protest over the groundless expulsion of an employee of the Russian embassy in Slovenia.
On April 12, the Russian Foreign Ministry declared an employee of the Slovenian Embassy in Moscow "persona non grata." The move was in response to Ljubljana's expulsion of a Russian diplomat.
The announcement said that on the morning of April 12, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Slovenian Ambassador to Moscow, Darja Bavdaz Kuret, to express strong protest against the groundless expulsion of an employee of the Russian embassy in Slovenia.
The statement stressed that Russia considers Slovenia's expulsion of Russian embassy staff an unfriendly step that negatively affects bilateral relations, and asserts that Slovenia must bear responsibility for the consequences of this decision.
TB (according to VNA)