Russia accuses Romania of withdrawing the visas of 14 Russia Today journalists who were to come to the ITU conference in Bucharest. The reaction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs – translation in comments

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  1. > The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday that the 14 people who were left without visas were improperly notified as Russian officials, being journalists of Russia Today, informs News.ro. The reaction of the MAE comes after the spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zaharova, accused Romania on Friday of violating the Charter and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union, because she withdrew the visas of the 14 members of the delegation that was going to participate in the Conference of the International Telecommunication Union Telecommunications (ITU) from Bucharest.

    > The Ministry of Foreign Affairs specified that entry visas were granted to all the officials designated by the Russian Federation as members of the official delegation of this state to the ITU Conference in Bucharest, in number of 17, according to the request of the Russian side.

    > “The decision of the competent Romanian authorities, based including on considerations related to the national security of Romania, which led to the revocation of some visas, referred exclusively to a number of 14 journalists of Russia Today, who were abusively notified by the Russian Federation as officials belonging to the Russian Ministry of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media”, the MAE transmitted.

    > According to the Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, “it is obvious that the adopted decision did not in any way affect the participation and representation interests of the Russian Federation at the ITU Conference in Bucharest, the Russian side’s accusation that this measure would affect the chances of a Russian candidate to be elected to a leadership position within the organization being completely absurd and patently unfounded”.

    > ***What Russia accused***

    > The spokeswoman of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zaharova, said in a statement on Friday that the Romanian Embassy in Moscow canceled the visas already issued for fourteen members of the Russian delegation on the eve of their departure to Bucharest to participate in the Plenipotentiary Conference of of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), scheduled between September 26 and October 14.

    > “Romania flagrantly violated the ITU Charter and Convention, the agreement to organize the Plenipotentiary Conference”, Zaharova said, accusing Romania of “fulfilling Washington’s political order”.

    > Russia claims that Romania’s decision is intended to affect the chances of the Russian candidate for the post of general secretary of the ITU. The Russian candidate is running against a US candidate.

    > The 21st edition of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries of the International Telecommunication Union will take place between September 26 and October 14, 2022, at the Palace of the Parliament – Bucharest, according to Hotnews. During the conference, the future of the organization as a whole is decided, the ability to influence specific directions related to the IT&C field, such as the convergence of technologies, the development of the Internet and the universal service, the cited source also writes.

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