“At the moment, we have two diplomats left, including me,” RIA Novosti quotes Zakharov's statement made on the sidelines of the World Petroleum Congress.
The diplomat also mentioned the positive sentiments in the dialogue between the two countries on visa issues, which will allow new employees to arrive.
According to him, this will affect both American diplomatic missions in Russia and Russian diplomatic missions in the United States, including the Consulate General in Houston.
Earlier, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said that the American side distorts the facts regarding the requirement for Russian diplomats to leave the country and, in fact, it is about expulsion.
The consultations between Moscow and Washington on the problems of the functioning of diplomatic missions are proceeding with difficulty, the continuation of the negotiations is scheduled for December.
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