German accusations against Russia over murder of Georgian citizen unfounded & unacceptable – Lavrov

All German accusations against Russia in connection with the murder of a Georgian citizen in Berlin are unfounded and unacceptable, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday.

The German Foreign Ministry announced the previous day that it had declared two employees of the Russian embassy personae non gratae over their suspected involvement in the murder of a Georgian citizen.

Lavrov noted in Bratislava, Slovakia, that if German partners say they think Russia did not cooperate enough, “I do not know what they are basing this statement on.” He added that Russia had been chastised in the same way over its alleged lack of participation in the investigation of the MH17 Boeing crash, TV Center reported. “One should probably not talk to anyone like that, even more so – with the Russian Federation,” Lavrov said.

Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday warned against “any speculation” over the Georgian national’s murder in Berlin until German prosecutors complete their investigation, TASS reported.