Russian Embassy is outraged by the Austrian authorities’ decision to expel a Russian diplomat and it is certain that Moscow’s symmetrical response will follow promptly, the Embassy said on Monday, APA reports citing TASS.
"We are outraged by the Austrian authorities’ unfounded decision, harmful for constructive Russian-Austrian relations. We are certain that Moscow’s symmetrical response will follow promptly," the Embassy said.
On Monday, the Austrian Foreign Ministry said that the state authorities decided to expel a Russian diplomat, claiming that his activities contradict the Vienna convention on diplomatic relations.
The Austrian Foreign Ministry refrained from commenting on details of the incident.