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Czech embassy in Moscow fired 71 local workers: Foreign Ministry

Prague, May 26 (Sputnik) The Czech Republic's embassy in Moscow, under an agreement to reduce the staff of the diplomatic mission equally with the Russian side, dismissed 71 hired workers, and eight more people will be fired by the end of May, Czech Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Eva Davidova told reporters.
The Czech Republic and Russia are moving to parity in the number of embassy staff. On Monday, a Russian embassy spokesperson told Sputnik that the downsized diplomatic mission staff will leave the Czech Republic in two groups - on May 29 and 31. Eventually, There will be an equalization of the number of personnel of the Russian Embassy in Prague and the Czech Embassy in Moscow to 7 diplomats, 25 seconded administrative and technical staff and 19 workers hired locally.
"Notices of dismissal were received by 71 locally hired [Russian] workers at the Czech Embassy in Moscow, in the Czech House and in the Czech Center. Eight more local workers will be dismissed by the end of May, thus bringing the total number of fired workers to 79 people," Davidova said.
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