U.S. orders Russia to close its consulate in San Francisco
The United States has ordered Russia to close its consulate in San
Francisco as well as two annexes in Washington and New York in response
to the Kremlin's recent drastic reduction of US diplomatic staff in
their country.
The State Department said the decision was made “in the spirit of
parity,” adding that the closures needed to be completed this weekend.
Along with the San Francisco consulate, the installations ordered
closed were a chancery annex in Washington, where Moscow has a giant
embassy complex, and a consular annex in New York.
US State Department spokeswoman, Heather Nauert in a statement says,
'the United States has fully implemented the decision by the government
of the Russian Federation to reduce the size of our mission in Russia,
We believe this action was unwarranted and detrimental to the overall
relationship between our countries,” she added, noting that, with the
closures ordered, “both countries will remain with three consulates
each'.
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