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Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger, during a speech by Defense Minister Jaroslav Naď and Foreign Minister Ivan Korčok, announced the expulsion of three Russian diplomats, reported TA 3.
Heger noted that before making the decision to expel Russian diplomats, the Slovak government carefully studied the information of the special services of Slovakia. The Prime Minister specified that the Slovak Republic is interested in building relations with Russia based on mutual respect. At the same time, we expect that representatives of the Russian diplomatic mission will respect the principles of conduct based on relevant international conventions, Heger added.
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Slovakia expelled three Russian diplomats on Thursday and gave them a week to leave the country, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said in a televised briefing.
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Slovakia has decided to expel three Russian diplomats, Prime Minister Eduard Heger said on Thursday, after a diplomatic rift between its Czech neighbor and Moscow. Three representatives of the Russian diplomatic mission must end their activities in Slovakia and must leave the country within seven days, Heger said.
Heger said that Slovakia had made its decision following recent events in the Czech Republic and after having thoroughly evaluated information of our intelligence services that closely cooperate with the intelligence services of our allies.