With reference to Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relation, consider the following statements:Statement-I: Under Article 9 of the Convention, the host country can declare a diplomat or their staff to be “persona non grata”, which means that they are no longer welcome in the country.Statement-II: This decision can be made at any time and the host country is not required to provide a detailed explanation for this decision.Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

Q. With reference to Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relation, consider the following statements:
Statement-I: Under Article 9 of the Convention, the host country can declare a diplomat or their staff to be “persona non grata”, which means that they are no longer welcome in the country.
statement-II: This decision can be made at any time and the host country is not required to provide a detailed explanation for this decision.
Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements? :

[A] Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II is the correct explanation for Statement-I

[B] Both Statement-I and Statement-II ate correct and Statement-II is not the correct explanation for Statement-I

[C] Statement-I is correct but Statement-II is incorrect

[D] Statement-I is incorrect but Statement-II is correct

Answer: B

Notes:

Explanation –

Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Under Article 9 of the Convention, the host country can declare a diplomat or their staff to be persona non grata, which means that they are no longer welcome in the country. Article 9 states that the receiving state may at any time and without having to explain its decision, notify the sending state that the head of the mission or any member of the diplomatic staff of the mission is persona non grata and that the sending state must accordingly recall or terminate the functions of that person. This decision can be made at any time and the host country is not required to provide a detailed explanation for this decision.

Article 11 of the Convention states that if there is no specific agreement on the number of diplomats allowed in a mission, the receiving State (host country) can set limits. The host country can determine the reasonable and normal size of a diplomatic mission. This determination can be made based on the circumstances and conditions in the host country and the specific needs of the mission.

Source: ForumIAS

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