Minister of Foreign Affairs
Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov arrives in the capital of North Macedonia for a ministerial meeting
OSCE through Greece, not Bulgaria – allegedly because of Sofia's decision that the permit for
the flight does not concern Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. About this
according to rossmi, writes UNN.
Details
Lavrov has already arrived in Skopje, his plane
it was flying over Turkey and Greece, although at first it was expected that the Russian Foreign Ministry plane would fly through
Bulgaria.
As it became known, the Bulgarian side refused to fly the plane of the Russian Foreign Minister if the official press secretary of the Russian diplomatic department Maria Zakharova is on board,
The publication allegedly has at its disposal
the corresponding note of official Sofia, where it is indicated that the permission to fly Russian
the delegation " does not apply to the director of the information and press Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, who
appears on the sanctions list."
As you know, Lavrov also
it is under EU sanctions.
Recall
As UNNwrote , several countries, including Ukraine and three Baltic states, will not accept
participation in the OSCE meeting through permission for the participation of the Russian Foreign Minister
Sergey Lavrov. Other countries also disagree, but have decided not to declare their
position publicly.
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