- Jul 12, 2018
- 9,342
KINGDOM OF NORWAY
MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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RECIPIENT: Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (@Flying Damascas )
SENDER: Anthony Vinter, Minister of Foreign Affairs of The Kingdom of Norway
SECURITY: PUBLIC
Good Evening,
In accordance with the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, I have the responsibility to inform you of the following:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs shall be closing its embassy in Brussels and all other consulates within Belgium. Inside of our embassy in Brussels, we have several hundred people who we are going to fly home, along with our ambassador, by air to Norway. This will be done within 48 hours.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is declaring the ambassador, security, and all diplomatic staff belonging to the Belgian embassy in Norway, as well as all consulates, persona non grata. We will give them 72 hours to leave the Kingdom of Norway, and will offer transportation to the airport if necessary. We will be closing the embassy of Belgium in Norway, as well as all Belgian consulates in Norway, as a result of this.
Regards,
Anthony Vinter
Minister of Foreign Affairs