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| Russia diplomat accused of spying, ordered out of Lithuania |
| 2006-10-10 |
 Lithuanian Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas said Monday that a high-ranking Russian diplomat was ordered out of the Baltic republic "for espionage". He was quoted by the Interfax News Agency as saying that "since the diplomat is guilty, we expel him: now we shall wait for answering actions of Russia". He did not elaborate on Lithuanian media comments on the matter, but noted that "this incident will not affect the Lithuanian-Russian relations". Western and local mass media said that the Russian diplomat was declared a persona non grata "for attempts to influence the stance of Lithuanian representatives on settlement of the Russian-Georgian conflict".
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