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Grounds for Expulsion
The wide range of reasons for the expulsion of diplomats makes the headlines this week. People's Daily Online reports on the expulsion of a Russian diplomat for espionage--a traditional basis for an expulsion. The Lithuanian president is said to anticipate a tit-for-tat expulsion of a Lithuanian diplomat from Moscow without any reason, Xinhua notes on October 10, 2006.
Contrast that with the expulsion of the North Korean ambassador which the Australian government contemplates. The Herald Sun states the reason: International indecency. Australia's foreign minister explained that North Korea dropped out of nuclear nonproliferation as the country was entitled to so that its nuclear test does not violate international law. The violation of international decency may justify an expulsion, however, and the Australian government intends to balance the pros and cons of such a response. -- Clemens Kochinke, Berliner, Corcoran & Rowe, LLP, Washington.
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