EXCLUSIVE. Moldovan Ambassador in Germany explains: Embassy and Consulate have been temporarily evacuated. It is a precautionary measure
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Oleg Serebrian, Ambassador of the Republic of Moldova to Germany, confirmed to PUBLIKA TV that two diplomatic missions were temporarily evacuated for security reasons after the Turkish community in Germany organized protests in front of the Embassy and Consulate General's offices.
"There have been protests by the Turkish community in Germany, which is the most important in the European Union." It was to be expected that the federal police would have been protesting against the two missions. .They could not know what their behavior would be, that is, from security measures, from precautionary measures, the two missions were temporarily evacuated, and after the protests ended, it returned to normal.
Obviously, the federal police continue to monitor the situation, and undesirable elements in these protest actions may also be involved. Under no circumstances can we minimize the magnitude of the event and the dangers to which both diplomats and ordinary citizens may come, who may come to the embassy or to the Consulate General.
Security is strengthened, both missions are discreetly supervised. If we have further statements to be made, they will be made by the press service of the Foreign Ministry. We do not want to create extra panic, but it is natural to take increased security measures in this situation, "said Oleg Serebrian, the ambassador of the Republic of Moldova.
Asked whether, in addition to organized protests, diplomatic missions received threats, Serebrian said:
"It may have been such a thing through the social networks We have been interested in the technical workers who work in our missions in Germany not personally received. received no one personally. "
According to Serebrian, federal police have been the ones who announced the diplomatic missions about the protest actions organized by the Turkish community. And it was all the police who suggested increasing security measures and temporary evacuation.
The diplomatic missions were closed for three hours, and then returned to the normal regime.
"There have been protests by the Turkish community in Germany, which is the most important in the European Union." It was to be expected that the federal police would have been protesting against the two missions. .They could not know what their behavior would be, that is, from security measures, from precautionary measures, the two missions were temporarily evacuated, and after the protests ended, it returned to normal.
Obviously, the federal police continue to monitor the situation, and undesirable elements in these protest actions may also be involved. Under no circumstances can we minimize the magnitude of the event and the dangers to which both diplomats and ordinary citizens may come, who may come to the embassy or to the Consulate General.
Security is strengthened, both missions are discreetly supervised. If we have further statements to be made, they will be made by the press service of the Foreign Ministry. We do not want to create extra panic, but it is natural to take increased security measures in this situation, "said Oleg Serebrian, the ambassador of the Republic of Moldova.
Asked whether, in addition to organized protests, diplomatic missions received threats, Serebrian said:
"It may have been such a thing through the social networks We have been interested in the technical workers who work in our missions in Germany not personally received. received no one personally. "
According to Serebrian, federal police have been the ones who announced the diplomatic missions about the protest actions organized by the Turkish community. And it was all the police who suggested increasing security measures and temporary evacuation.
The diplomatic missions were closed for three hours, and then returned to the normal regime.