The Russian Embassy in Moldova is Concerned about the Frequent Bans on the Entry of Russians

The Russian Embassy in Moldova expressed concern about the increasing bans on the entry of Russian citizens into the Republic after Alexander Malkevich, who arrived in Chisinau, was refused at the border on Wednesday, press service of the Embassy states, reports tass.ru “The Embassy of the Russian Federation is extremely concerned about the frequent bans for Russian citizens on the entry to the Republic of Moldova  <...> We fully share the opinion that the Republic of Moldova has a significant tourist potential and is one of the attractive destinations for Russians to travel, we note that such actions of the Moldovan partners do not contribute to the increase of the tourist flow from our country and the harmonization of bilateral relations”, the message reads. As Malkevich told TASS after returning to Moscow, he was accused of violating the rules of stay of foreigners in Moldova. Upon arrival, he was immediately detained by the Information and security service, which refused to call the Russian citizen representatives of the Consulate and Embassy. Malkevich explained that he wanted to visit Chisinau, where he had never been before. In Moldova he also planned to meet with the veteran of the great Patriotic war Igor Ilyin, whom Malkevich wanted to help with the publication of the book. Earlier, the Moldovan authorities repeatedly denied entry to the Republic to Russian artists, political scientists, public figures and journalists, including representatives of NTV, REN TV, LifeNews and other media. In this regard, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation filed a note of protest to the Ambassador of Moldova to Moscow Andrei Neguta. Point