U.S. Ambassador to Russia explained the temporary reduction in visa services
John Tefft, who in a week will leave his post and Russia, promised that the visa program for the Russians will continue.
Moscow. September 23. INTERFAX.RU American visa program for the Russians will continue, said US Ambassador to Russia John Tefft.
“People sometimes ask whether the cancelled visa program for the Russians. Definitely not. All programs will be continued,” said Tefft in an interview published by the U.S. Embassy of the Russian Federation on the YouTube channel.
We want to come to us. We are working hard to rebuild the Embassy after reducing the number of our employees at the request of the Russian side, and continue to cope with the responsibilities entrusted to us as diplomats.John Difftool U.S.
“We had to temporarily reduce visa services, because we have no people,” he explained.
Tefft also said that his wife will leave Russia in a week.
“We will miss the variety of relationships that broke out across Russia,” he said.
Candidate for the post of U.S. Ambassador to Russia John huntsman in the case of approval on this post will arrive in Moscow in early October.
From 23 August to 1 September, the US broke the procedure of issuing visas to citizens of Russia. It was renewed, but only in Moscow. The Consulate General of the USA in St.-Petersburg, Ekaterinburg and Vladivostok, the process of issuing visas continue to be suspended.
These measures taken by the American side after the call of Moscow to the United States to equalize the number of employees dipuchrezhdeny Russia and the United States to 455.