- 3 June 2015
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The European Parliament, in response to Russia’s “black list” of restricted access to the Assembly of Russian diplomats, to make an exception for Russia’s permanent representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov and another man, whose name was not called.
may Chizhov choose any diplomat, but it must be one person for the duration of the restrictions explained in a conversation with bbcrussian.com press secretary of the head of the European Parliament Martin Schulz Armin Mahmer.
As specified in the European Parliament, Russian diplomats will be able to visit the European Parliament but they will need to request a pass for each visit.
The European Parliament is also considering restricting access to the residence of the European Parliament in Brussels and Strasbourg for the State Duma and the Federation Council. According to the press service of the head of the European Parliament Martin Schulz, deputies and senators will also have to request permission for each visit to the Assembly.
“Since the Russian authorities have failed to ensure transparency in decision-making (by the Russian” black list “) in accordance with the norms of international law and the legal obligations that allow specific individuals to enjoy the right to a defense and to appeal, he (Martin Schulz) believes that now is justified to take appropriate measures in response, “- said in a communique of the European Parliament.
Schultz also said that the European Parliament has suspended the work of the Parliamentary Committee EU – Russia Cooperation.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said they would not dramatize the restrictions imposed on access to the European Parliament.
According to Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, the European Parliament “can not walk,” since there “doing nothing”.
“Given the mood of the majority of members of the said Assembly, whatever they may say, any solution that can take in advance proschityvaemy easy, and common sense in these decisions, as regards Russia, unfortunately, with every month less “- quoted Ryabkov agency TASS.
Earlier, the media reported, according to which restrict the free access to the European Parliament can and Chizhov.
Deputy Director of the Department of Information and Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova of Russia commented on these reports, calling the European Parliament decision on the return of the Inquisition and the announcement of “witch hunt Russian”.
“The question is still open to the European Parliament: the essence of action to prevent the Russian permanent representative in the Assembly? There must be at least some logical explanation! ” – Maria Zakharova wrote on his page on “Facebook”.
The Russian “black list”
Last week in Russia was not allowed a deputy of the German Bundestag Karla- George Vellmana, but then I could not get into Russian Serbian journalist Stevan Doychinovich. Later, the European media published a list with the names of Europeans who enter Russia was banned.
Just a “black list” were 89 European politicians and military commanders. European External Action Service called the ban arbitrary and unjustified measure.
The Russian Foreign Ministry in response to the accusations of opacity in the EU in the preparation of the “black list” of EU citizens who are denied entry to the territory of Russia, said that the decision on each figurant list It has been carefully checked. However, the Russian side refused to disclose the mechanism of decision-making on which specific individuals have been included in the list.
Later, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said only that Russian sanctions touched those who “supported the coup in Ukraine”.
US, European Union and other countries have imposed sanctions on Russia in connection with the annexation of the Crimea in March last year and support for the armed separatists in eastern Ukraine. Restrictions for the role of Russia in the Ukrainian crisis were imposed on the company and a number of officials, including some Russian government officials, politicians, parliamentarians, businessmen, high-ranking representatives of various ministries and departments, as well as leaders of the Crimea, unrecognized and LC DNI.
On Sunday, the State Duma deputy Dmitry Gudkov, the Foreign Ministry has sent a request to clarify the legal basis of the introduction of Russian stop-lists and non-participation of the State Duma deputies in their formation. He also demanded an explanation why the lists were not made public.
The MP stressed in the request that sanctions lists as a response of diplomatic measures “Russia should take transparent and publicly taking into account the position of the State Duma”.
Editorial : in the article have been changed. We made it clear that the European Parliament has restricted access to the building of the Russian diplomats, to make an exception for Vladimir Chizhov.
Earlier, there was a misunderstanding, and some media pointed out that the European Parliament has restricted access to the building and assembly Chizhov, too.
As suggested in a conversation with the BBC BBC press secretary of the European Parliament Martin Schulz Armin Mahmer, confusion could be due to the fact that the press release misinterpreted journalists, for whom English was not their native language. He noted that the press release might have to use a clearer wording.
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