TOKYO, Dec 01 (News On Japan) –
Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs revealed that the Russian Embassy has no intention of paying fines for parking violations dedicated by autos with diplomatic plates, which have been avoiding cost underneath diplomatic privileges.
A spokesperson from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs acknowledged, “The Russian Embassy claims to be making efforts to eliminate parking violations, but maintains a position that it cannot pay the fines for unattended violations.”
Over the final 5 years, Russia has maintained the very best variety of unpaid parking fines for diplomatic autos, with a complete of two,338 instances in 2022, constituting 59% of the general depend, as reported by FNN final week.
Following this report, discussions passed off within the National Diet, the place the Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified that the Russian Embassy has no intention of paying these fines.
While the variety of parking violations by varied nations has considerably improved in recent times, Russia’s excellent quantity of unpaid previous fines is exceptionally excessive.
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