Russia plans to open two embassies and five consulates general abroad; decisions have already been agreed upon. This was announced in an interview by Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Evgeny Ivanov. kp.ru.
As the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs noted, maintaining normal diplomatic relations with foreign countries is one of the most important tasks of Russian foreign policy.
According to him, Western countries have expelled hundreds of Russian diplomats and closed 14 foreign institutions in the last two years. At the same time, he emphasized that in the near future the diplomatic presence of the Russian Federation abroad will expand significantly.
Decisions on opening embassies in Burkina Faso and Equatorial Guinea, consulates general in Kapan (Armenia), Aktau (Kazakhstan), Samarkand (Uzbekistan), Denpasar (Indonesia) and Male (Maldives) have already been taken and have been consulted with the relevant authorities. Consensus has been reached. host states,” Ivanov said.
The Deputy Minister added that in the coming years, the Russian Federation plans to open diplomatic and consular missions in many countries located in geographical areas of key importance for Moscow, in accordance with the new concept of the country’s foreign policy.
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