Statement on the Fire at the Russian Embassy on 04 February 2022

05 February 2022 — In connection with the fire at the Russian Embassy yesterday evening, the Department of Foreign Affairs is relieved to learn from Ambassador Marat Pavlov that all his personnel have been accounted for and are safe.

The Russian Embassy is taking measures to ensure the integrity and security of the chancery premises and the properties inside,
as it should, taking special care that diplomatic correspondence is protected. It is the same with the embassies of all other countries without a single exception.

The Department assures the Russian Embassy that it upholds the inviolability of the mission’s premises and its right to protection from intrusion or disturbance as provided under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

The Department extends its support to the authorities in the expeditious investigation of this incident, consistent with the relevant principles of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. END