Ministry of Foreign Affairs denied receiving an official note on the expulsion of diplomats from Belgium.

KommentariiUdar oslepshego nosoroga30.04.2009NATO has expelled two Russian diplomats after spy revelations in EstoniiMID not received from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, the official information on the expulsion from the country of two Russian diplomats who were deprived of their NATO accreditation. About Interfax reports with reference to the representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He noted that the note received by fax, but a way to send the office is not an official accreditation schitayut.NATO deprived of Russians, accusing them of activities incompatible with diplomatic status. The representative of Russia to NATO Dmitry Rogozin said that two officers postpredstva - Senior Advisor Victor Kochukov and attache Basil Chizhov - remain in Brussels. Words Rogozina transfers Prime-TASS.
Earlier in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, said that since NATO robbed two Russians accreditation, they will no longer perform the diplomatic mission in Brussels. Consequently, they have no reason to stay in the country, and they should leave as soon as possible.
According to some media, the expulsion of diplomats was the reaction of NATO to expose Estonian Russian spy. Herman Simma aware, in collaboration with the KGB and the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service has access to all information on the North Atlantic alliance, coming in Estoniyu.Ranee Russia's Foreign Ministry called the denial of accreditation and the expulsion of diplomats of gross provocation. According to unofficial data, the agency is preparing a response to this step, NATO, perhaps from Russia will be sent to the head of the NATO Information Office Isabelle Francois, with the Canadian diplomatic passport.
It also became known that canceled the meeting Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Lavrov with colleagues from NATO. She was appointed in May and was to be held in the framework of the Russia - NATO. The reason for the abolition of the meeting the Russian minister called the "denial of accreditation hamskim" Russian diplomats.