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Russian MFA asks Moldova to explain delay in reception of Moscow envoy’s credentials

05 March 2025 19:47 (UTC +04:00)

The Russian Foreign Ministry has handed a note to Moldovan Ambassador Lilian Darii, demanding an explanation of why the country’s President Maia Sandu has not yet received the credentials of Russian envoy to Chisinau Oleg Ozerov, APA reports citing TASS.

"On March 5, the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Moldovan Ambassador Lilian Darii. Russia expressed bewilderment at the fact that the Moldovan president still had not received the credentials of Russian Ambassador Oleg Ozerov, who had arrived in the country in October 2024 as this is a violation of the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations."

In this regard, the Moldovan envoy "was handed the text of the Vienna Convention and also received a verbal note demanding an explanation of the reasons why Moldova was violating the convention’s provisions related to unified practices regarding the heads of diplomatic missions and the order in which they present their credentials."