Canberra. File photoMOSCOW, Aug 19Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia Vasily Miroshnichenko wants the embassy to occupy the site that Canberra decided to stop leasing to the Russian representative office, in the Australian capital they believe that now it is «inappropriate» to think about it .Earlier, the National Capital Authority of Australia (NCA), which deals with land planning and administration, notified Russia of the decision to stop leasing the land, the rights to which Moscow acquired for the construction of a new Russian embassy building.
Australia took away from Russia the land leased to it for the construction of the embassy «The Ukrainian government rents an office for the embassy, and I do not have a residence, we only rented a small townhouse. It would be nice if we could get this land,» Miroshnichenko said in an interview with radio ABC quoted by The Guardian newspaper. The ambassador said he would formally apply to the National Capital Authority (NCA) as soon as he received approval from the Ukrainian authorities. The NCA, in turn, said that it was “inappropriate” to reflect on this issue at the moment. A representative of the Russian embassy indicated that Canberra is constantly trying to thwart the Mission's attempts to defend itself against Australian spying. «In today's world, embassies are built to certain security standards, including protection against espionage by the host country … The Australian side, to put it mildly, did not seek to ensure this at all, with regard to the new building of the Russian embassy in Canberra,» the Guardian quotes the words representative. The embassy is seeking legal advice regarding the decision of the capital authorities. According to the newspaper, Miroshnichenko visits defense companies in Australia. According to him, he hopes that Australia will be able to provide Kyiv with mine detection, telecommunications technology and other equipment. «Ukraine can directly buy it or the Australian government can buy it for Ukraine,» he said. The Ukrainian ambassador also plans to visit Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell.
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