This is the truth in the comments to the European spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Eugene Predrag.
He said that from the beginning of November the Embassy being liquidated, no longer are welcome citizens. Currently the procedure complete their work. Most consulates sites indicate that closure began immediately after the parliamentary elections.
As you know, polling station opened abroad with diplomatic missions abroad.
“This is part of the process optimize the use of public funds, “- said the motive of closing consulates Eugene Predrag.
The list of institutions that are liquidated, entered consulates general in Suceava (Romania), Presov (Slovakia) Consulate in Varna (Bulgaria) and Marseille (France). In addition, will be eliminated consular agency in Batumi (Georgia), consulates general in the city of Nizhny Novgorod (Russia), Almaty (Kazakhstan) Consulate in Haifa (Israel), Curitiba (Brazil).
“When choosing institutions as liquidated into account various factors, including - the volume and number of tasks performed consular operations, proximity to other consular posts, the number of citizens in the consular registry. As for Suceava and Presov, it has been considered that these cities are located near the border Ukraine, “- said Predrag.
” At the same time, we plan to open a Consulate in Transnistria & rsquo; st, where so many citizens of Ukraine. Its status and city placement is not yet defined, being consulted, “- said Foreign Ministry spokesman.
Another Consulate moved & ndash; on the basis of the consular department of the Embassy in Bonn will be created Consulate General in Düsseldorf (both cities - Germany).
The status of six other institutions will be reduced from the Consulate General of the consulate, which will reduce the funding and number of employees. This reorganization will affect diplomatic mission in Nyíregyháza (Hungary), Edinburgh (UK), Thessaloniki (Greece), Yekaterinburg, Novosibirsk (Russia).
The consular district institutions liquidated, transferred the responsibility of the Embassy of the State shall indicate in the MFA.