Russia closes consulates in Bulgaria
Consular services of Russia in Bulgaria suspend work
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The Russian Embassy in Bulgaria announced the suspension of the work of the consular department in Sofia of the consulates general in Varna and Ruse. The decision was made due to the discharge from the country of 70 Russian diplomats.
“The consular service of the Russian Embassy in Bulgaria and the Russian Consulate General in Varna are suspending their work. On Wednesday, the consulate in Ruse will stop its work, which will be closed permanently within a month, ”TASS was given the word by the adviser-envoy of the Russian Embassy Philip Voskresensky.
Earlier, Bulgaria decided to expel 70 Russian infantry diplomats in “espionage”. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation was obliged to respond to this. The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that Sofia’s decision to expel 70 Russian parliamentary diplomats is in the interests of the people of Bulgaria and tomorrow bilateral relations with Russia, the representative RT.
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The Russian Embassy in Bulgaria announced the suspension of the work of the consular department in Sofia of the consulates general in Varna and Ruse. The decision was made due to the discharge from the country of 70 Russian diplomats. “The consular service of the Russian Embassy in Bulgaria and the Russian Consulate General in Varna are suspending their work. On Wednesday, the consulate in Ruse will stop its work, which will be closed permanently within a month, ”TASS was given the word by the adviser-envoy of the Russian Embassy Philip Voskresensky. Earlier, Bulgaria decided to expel 70 Russian infantry diplomats in “espionage”. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation was obliged to respond to this. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Sofia’s decision to expel 70 Russian diplomats of the Congress of the People of Bulgaria and the upcoming bilateral relations with Russia, a representative of RT.