Diplomat: Russia promises swift response to Poland's closure of consulate

Spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova has said that the Russian side will soon respond to Poland's decision to close its consulate in the country.

Zakharova has commented on remarks by Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski regarding Russia's lack of right to react to the closure of its consulate in Poznań, Caliber.Az reports via Russian media.

"In this situation, we will also respond. The response will be coordinated with all relevant agencies. Of course, this response will be prepared, as other replies, within a reasonably short timeframe," she said.

Earlier, Zakharova urged Polish diplomats to prepare for a response after the Polish Foreign Ministry ordered ten employees of the Russian consulate in Poznań to leave the country following its closure.

Until now, Russia had three consulates in Poland, namely, in Kraków, Poznań and Gdańsk. Meanwhile, three Polish consulates remain open in Russia, namely, in Kaliningrad, St. Petersburg, and Irkutsk. Sikorski did not rule out the possibility of expelling the Russian ambassador in the future.

By Naila Huseynova