On July 6, the Ambassador of Finland to Moscow Anti Helanerey was called to the Russian Foreign Ministry. This is stated by a message posted on Thursday on the website of the Russian department.
“The head of the diplomatic mission, a decisive protest was declared in connection with the confrontation anti-Russian policies conducted by the Finland authorities aimed at the screening of the decades of Russian-Finnish relations of mutually beneficial cooperation, the gap of multifaceted trade, economic and interregional ties, direct contacts between citizens, and discrimination of Russians on the basis national origin in issues of issuing entry visas, creating obstacles to the normal activities of Russian representative offices in this country, including the reduction of their personnel through the expulsion of employees, ”the statement said.
The department noted that the Russian Federation declares nine Finnish diplomats as a response measure for a confrontation course Helsinki.
“It is also stated that among the response measures for the confrontation actions of the Finnish authorities, the Russian party decided to recall the Consulate General of Finland in St. Petersburg from October 1. The corresponding diplomatic notes of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs were awarded,” the notes noted In the message.