Moscow's Embassy in Lithuania hasn't been notified of espionage charges against Russian diplomat
18 March 2014, 14:32 -- The Russian Embassy in Vilnius has not received any official confirmation from the Lithuanian authorities concerning recent media reports claiming that Lithuania's special services brought up espionage charges against a Russian diplomat working in this country, said Russian Embassy spokesman Alexander Ivanov.
'This information was circulated by the media. It centered on a report issued by the State Security Department of Lithuania. We do not comment on such reports,' he told Interfax.
'At the same time, I can tell you that we have not received any official notification from the Lithuanian authorities,' Ivanov said.
'The diplomat whose name was mentioned in the report continues to work at the embassy,' he said.
According to these media reports, Lithuania's State Security Department accused a Russian diplomat of attempting to recruit a Lithuanian civil servant in order to gain access to 'classified and confidential information' concerning this country's European Union presidency last year.
'A financial reward was offered in exchange for this information,' the State Security Department said.
Voice of Russia, Interfax
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