The Russian ambassador spoke about the consequences of the closure of the consulate in Bonn

Russian Ambassador to Berlin Sergei Nechaev said that the closure of the Russian Consulate General in Bonn will have an extremely negative impact on the lives of hundreds of thousands of Russian compatriots in Germany.

After the closure of the Consulate General in Bonn, only one official Russian representation remained in Germany - the embassy in Berlin.

Consular and legal services for Russian compatriots living far from Berlin will be difficult due to the impossibility for many to come to Berlin from other German cities.

BERLIN, Oct 7 - RIA Novosti. The closure of the Russian Consulate General in Bonn will have an extremely negative impact on the lives of hundreds of thousands of Russian compatriots in Germany, complicating their consular and legal services, Russian Ambassador to Berlin Sergei Nechaev said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

“Extremely negative,” Nechaev said, answering a question about how the closure of the world’s largest Russian consulate will affect the lives of hundreds of thousands of compatriots living in the west of Germany.

The ambassador recalled that after the closure of the Consulate General in Bonn, only one official Russian representation remained in Germany - the embassy in Berlin. In this regard, according to him, consular and legal services for hundreds of thousands of compatriots living far from Berlin will be difficult.

“Not everyone can afford to come to Berlin from Cologne, Munich or Frankfurt am Main to obtain a passport or issue a power of attorney,” said the head of the Russian diplomatic mission.