Moldovan Ambassador Lilian Darius was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry building on March 29. A protest was lodged against him in connection with the expulsion of a Russian diplomat and the non-admission of the delegation to the FAO session.

Earlier, a Moldovan deputy demanded that the head of the Republic's Foreign Ministry, Mihai Popsoi, explain why Chisinau refused to host the Russian delegation at the conference of the UN international food organization (FAO) The Russian side declares persona non grata to an employee of the Moldovan Embassy in Russia.