The Russian Embassy spoke about the consequences of closing the consulate in Bonn

The load on the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Berlin has increased many times after the closure of the Consulate General in Bonn.

The German authorities closed the Russian Consulate General in Bonn and terminated the agreement concerning the activities of the Russian House in Berlin.

Almost three years ago, four large Russian consulates general in Germany were closed, two of which—in Hamburg and Leipzig—almost entirely, including personnel, computer equipment and archives, were moved to the embassy.

BERLIN, Oct 12 - RIA Novosti. The load on the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Berlin increased many times after the closure of the Consulate General in Bonn, and the number of people in the electronic queue increased manifold, Svetlana Enikeeva, head of the consular department of the diplomatic mission, told RIA Novosti.

In September, German authorities closed the Russian Consulate General in Bonn and terminated the agreement concerning the activities of the Russian House in Berlin. The Russian Foreign Ministry in response announced measures to counter the unfriendly actions of Germany - the work of the Goethe cultural centers, as well as the German Consulate General in St. Petersburg, was stopped.

“The load on the consular department has increased many times over. Immediately after the announcement of the closure of the Consulate General, the number of people standing in the electronic queue increased manifold. The consular department received hundreds of letters from concerned citizens asking for help,” Enikeeva told the agency.

She recalled that almost three years ago four large Russian consulates general in Germany were closed, two of which - consular offices in Hamburg and Leipzig - were moved almost entirely to the embassy, ​​including personnel, computer equipment, and archives.