Tag: consulate
Person shot at the Swedish consulate in Izmir, Turkey
When a man applied for a visa at the Swedish consulate in Izmir, Turkey, he suddenly attacked the staff.A woman has been shot – and is being treated for serious…
The Swedish consulate in Turkey attacked with a gun – one person seriously injured
The Swedish consulate in Turkey attacked with a gun – one person seriously injured An armed man has attacked the Swedish consulate in Izmir, Turkey. One person is said to…
Finland closes the Russian Consulate General in Turku
Finland revokes the permit for the Russian Consulate General in Turku as of this fall, Finnish media reports. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed the Russian ambassador about the…
Finland closes the Russian Consulate General in Turku
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed the Russian ambassador about the closure. The measure is a countermeasure against Russia’s announcement in July that it was closing Finland’s consulate general…
Diplomatic expulsions and the closing of the consulate general from Russia towards Finland are “historically very rare”, says a researcher of intelligence history
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday that it would expel nine Finnish diplomats. Russia justifies its deportation decision in response to the policy of the Finnish authorities. Intelligence history…
There were interruptions in the mobile phone connections of the Finnish consulate in St. Petersburg – according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the problems were related to the freezing of bank accounts
Mobile connections that were interrupted last week will work normally again from the end of the week. The Consulate General of Finland in St. Petersburg noticed interruptions in mobile phone…
Senegalese consulate in Paris closed after acts of vandalism
On Tuesday June 6, the Senegalese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the closure of all consulates general throughout the world, “ following the series of attacks perpetrated against diplomatic missions…
Mosse demonstrates outside the Russian consulate on Åland – every day
Åland is strategically located between Finland and Sweden and is a demilitarized zone. No military personnel or military facilities are allowed here. Under a 1940 agreement, Russia has the right…
Russia closes the Swedish consulate in St. Petersburg, expels Swedish diplomats and closes its own consulate in Sweden
Russia’s actions are a response to Sweden’s decision in April to expel Russian diplomats suspected of espionage. Russia has announced its decision to close the Swedish consulate in St. Petersburg…
Details: Planned attack against the Swedish consulate
In Istanbul, 15 people with connections to the terrorist group IS have been arrested since plans for attacks against, among other things, the Swedish and Dutch consulates were revealed, reports…