In April 2023, Norway said it had expelled 15 officials due to Russia’s approach in Oslo. According to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the deported officers were intelligence officers.
The consular staff of the Russian Embassy in Norway will be reduced at the request of the Norwegian authorities, the embassy says in a statement on Facebook, according to news agency Reuters.
According to the statement, the Norwegian authorities have demanded that Russia reduce the number of its consular staff by October 17.
The number of consular staff will be reduced to two diplomats, the mission says. As a result, the embassy’s consular services will be reduced.
In April last year, Norway said it had expelled 15 officials from the staff of the Russian embassy. According to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the deported officers were Russian intelligence officers who were acting under the cover of diplomatic status.
The Russian embassy in Oslo calls Norway’s decision “another very unfriendly act”.
The Reuters news agency says that a spokesman for the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has refused to respond to Reuters’ request for comment on the matter.
Source: Reuters