Italy on Wednesday called not to break diplomatic channels with Russia, calling the expulsion by Moscow of Italian, French and Spanish diplomats a “hostile act”.
“It is a hostile act. It is absolutely necessary to avoid breaking diplomatic relations,” said the head of the Italian government Mario Draghi at a press conference in Rome.
“This should not lead to a rupture of diplomatic channels because if we achieve peace, we will achieve it through these diplomatic channels.”
“Italy takes note of the decision of the Russian Federation to expel 24 members of Italian diplomatic and consular representations and the office of the Italian Business Promotion Agency,” the Foreign Ministry reacted later in the day.
“The personnel subject to this measure have always performed their duties in full compliance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations,” the ministry added in a statement.
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