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Moscow declares two Bulgarian diplomats persona non grata

| updated on 4/20/21 1:55 PM
Ambassador Atanas Krastin
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Bulgaria’s Ambassador to Moscow Atanas Krastin was summoned to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Ambassador Krastin was handed the ministry’s note containing response measures following Sofia's decision to expel two Russian diplomats, announced the Russian news agency RIA Novosti, referring to a source from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation.

Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed the news that two Bulgarian diplomats from the Bulgarian Embassy in Moscow have been declared persona non grata.




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