(ANSA) - MOSCOW, OCTOBER 18 - Moscow suspends the operation of its mission to NATO from 1 / o November. This was announced by Foreign Minister Serghei Lavrov, quoted by TASS. "Russia will not continue to pretend that a change in relations with NATO is possible in the near future," Lavrov added.
From the same date, the NATO information office in Moscas will be closed in retaliation for the Alliance's decision to call for the accreditation of eight Russian mission officials to the Alliance.
"The operation of the NATO information office in Moscow, set up at the embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium, will be closed. If NATO has any urgent questions, it can contact our ambassador to Belgium," Lavrov said. (HANDLE).