“We perceive this with great regret, because this is an obvious provocation aimed at deteriorating Russian-Albanian relations and, of course, this unfriendly step will not remain unanswered,” RIA Novosti quoted Grushko as saying.
The Deputy Foreign Minister of Russia stressed that one of the main principles in diplomacy is reciprocity and "no one has canceled it."
As it became known earlier, Albania declared the Russian diplomat persona non grata "because of the violation of anti-coronavirus measures", he must leave the country within 72 hours.
The Russian Embassy in Albania considers the accusations against the Russian diplomat groundless.