Russia’s permanent representative to the EU, restricted access to the European Parliament – RBC

Russia’s permanent representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov

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EU authorities have limited access to the Assembly of Russia’s permanent representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov, RIA Novosti reported citing a statement by the press service of the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz. In addition, the European Parliament interrupted its participation in the Parliamentary Cooperation Committee EU – Russia, said referring to the statement Schultz Interfax.

«European Parliament restricts access to the Assembly for the ambassador and one other particular diplomat,” – said in a press release said. The move was in response to emerging black lists of European diplomats who are denied entry to Russia, said RIA Novosti.

As explained in TASS in the press service of the European Parliament, will visit the European Parliament Chizhov, “but it will need to ask for a pass on every visit ».

Permanent Mission of Russia to the EU could not provide you with comments. “No comments on our part not. No hurry “, – said the representative of the Permanent Mission of RBC Russia to the European Union. According to him, the reaction can be followed on Wednesday, Vladimir Chizhov, he himself is “the event».

Earlier, the European Commission described the emergence of a black list of 89 European politicians, who are banned from entering Russia as arbitrary and unjustified measure . According to the head of EU diplomacy Kosyanchich Maya, Russia did not provide an explanation why certain European politicians have been included in the list, and thus violated the principle of transparency, which insisted the EU.

The head of Russian diplomacy Sergey Lavrov accused European authorities unethical. “We are accused that we have formed randomly, while every Russian [who turned in the EU sanctions list] kind of like it deserved,” – he said. Lavrov said Moscow did not want to publish a black list, but could not enter these limitations, because of the principle of reciprocity. He also stressed that the list of Russians who are banned from entering the EU, has 150 people, and in Russia it is less.

The scandal with the black list of EU citizens erupted after the publication of it in a number of European media May 30. Prior to that, to get to Moscow could not the deputy of the German parliament from the “Christian Democratic Union”, Karl-Georg Welman, who were scheduled to meet with the head of the international committee of the Federation Council, Konstantin Kosachev and presidential adviser Sergei Glazyev. Velman suggested that he could not get to Moscow because of what is included in the black list compiled by Russia in response to the EU sanctions. After the incident with Velman his visit to Moscow postponed the vice-speaker of the Bundestag, Johannes Zinghammer.

A high-ranking source in the Russian Foreign Ministry told reporters that Moscow sent the EU list of persons banned from entering Russia. The interviewer then explained RIA Novosti that Russia has long recommended that representatives of the countries that have imposed sanctions against it, before going to apply to the Russian consulate, to clarify whether they are not prohibited from entering the country.

In the EU sanctions list, of the sanctions on the situation in Ukraine, the number of more than 150 people, it was replenished several times, but the announcement of amendments to it were public.