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Russian authorities have no contact with Edward Showden

13 July 2013 12:41 (UTC +04:00)

“We have no contacts with Snowden. The issues he discussed yesterday with Russian [rights] defenders were extensively covered by the media, and I learned about them just as anybody else,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said, nSerbia News reported.

“To be granted political asylum, Russian law presumes a certain procedure, and the first step is the filing of an application with the Federal Migration Service,” Lavrov told journalists on Saturday in commenting on Snowden’s statements he made on Friday.

Former CIA employee Edward Snowden should address the Russian Federal Migration Service (FMS) if he wants to be granted political asylum in Russia, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.

FMS chief Konstantin Romodanovsky said that Edward Snowden has not yet filed an appeal for asylum with the Russian Federal Migration Service.

“At the present time, there have been no applications from Snowden,” Romodanovsky told Interfax on Saturday. “If we receive an application, it will be considered in due process of law,” Romodanovsky said.