Russia withdraws from Council of Baltic Sea States after suspension
Russia has decided to pull out of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS), the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
“The states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and the European Union (EU) as part of the CBSS have abandoned equal dialogue and principles on which this regional organisation was created and are consistently turning it into an instrument of anti-Russian policy,” the ministry said.
It added that Russia’s departure from the CBSS would not affect her presence in the Baltic region as Moscow would continue to work with partners and hold events on critical regional development issues.
The CBSS is an intergovernmental political forum for regional cooperation. It consisted of 11 member states and the European Union before Russia’s withdrawal.
On March 3, the CBSS decided to suspend Russia from further participation in the council’s activities due to Russia’s military operation in Ukraine.
(Xinhua/NAN)
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