Russia lodges protest with Moldovan ambassador over expulsion of three diplomats

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The Russian Foreign Ministry emphasized that "the embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Moldova operates in strict accordance with the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961" MOSCOW, April 4. /TASS/. Moldova’s ambassador to Moscow, Lilian Darii, has received a strong protest regarding the Moldovan authorities' decision to declare three Russian embassy staff members personae non gratae. "On April 4, the ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Russia,