In Belgium, think about a ban on the arrest of accounts of diplomatic missions – RBC

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The Belgian Government intends to achieve a legislative ban on the arrest of accounts that cater to foreign embassies. This French-speaking television channel RTBF, said Belgian Foreign Minister Didier Reynders, commenting on the arrest of Russian state property.

«We explain to our Russian colleagues, what is the situation – said the minister. – For some time now I have been doing that to find out from the Minister of Justice, it is impossible to change our legal system so as to prevent the arrest of accounts of employees for the functioning of the embassies. However, the UN Convention, and acts in the same direction. Therefore, we will in the coming days to appeal to the parliament with such changes. We’re working on it “, – Interfax quoted him as saying.

Earlier it was reported that Belgian bailiffs seized the Russian state assets, which are in Belgium. A similar situation exists in France. As it turned out, the arrests are connected with the decision of the Hague arbitration, according to which Russia is obliged to pay the former owners YUKOS $ 50 billion, of which € 1,6 млрд – claims “YUKOS Universal Limited ». Despite media reports that about espechitelnaya measure not touch diplomatic missions , the Russian Foreign Ministry announced the arrest of accounts of the embassy in Belgium and permanent representative of Russia to the EU and NATO in Brussels .

The Russian Foreign Ministry is regarded as a violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. “I do not rule out that it is dated specially for the St. Petersburg Economic Forum. I’m not a conspiracy. But even if it’s a coincidence, of course, it works against those who want to normal, without any artificial obstacles to work in the Russian Federation “, – said in an interview with the head of RBC Minister Sergei Lavrov.

According to him, , Russia is required to respond to these actions and the response will be based on the principles of reciprocity. “The answer is reciprocity. It’s inevitable, “- Lavrov said, adding that” our economic operators “are going to ask a Russian court to arrest the property of foreign companies with state participation.

The situation commented on the arrest of the property all top leaders of Russia – from the head of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin and the former head of Yukos, Mikhail Khodorkovsky to the head of the Kremlin administration, Sergei Ivanov and President Vladimir Putin. Ivanov promised Belgium “quick response.” According to him, acting retaliation “can and should be.” The head of state said that Russia does not recognize the jurisdiction of the Hague tribunal, so Moscow will protect its interests in court “within a civilized legal process».