Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Athens. Credit: Greek Ministry of Foreign AffairsGreece will ask 12 Russian diplomats to leave the country in reaction to the war in Ukraine, declaring them “personae non-gratae”, the foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
In a statement the Greek foreign ministry said:
“The Greek authorities have declared 12 members of the Diplomatic and Consular Missions of the Russian Federation, accredited in Greece, as personae non-gratae.
“The above were declared undesirable in accordance with the provisions of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Affairs and the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Affairs.
“The Acting Secretary-General informed the Russian Ambassador earlier today about this decision.”
