Conversations of a diplomat.

Conversations with various representatives of the host country, with colleagues in the diplomatic corps are of paramount importance for the fulfillment by diplomats of their duties.

The concept of "diplomatic conversation" is very broad. It covers various contacts in terms of level, content and form. The social status of the interlocutors, their powers and the range of issues that become the subject of discussion - all this puts such conversations in the first row in terms of weight and significance.

Let us consider the concept of "diplomatic conversation" on the example of the contacts of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary / Spokesman with officials of the host country.

When visiting a relevant person, it is important for an ambassador to find out how official representatives of the host country assess, for example, the state of political, economic, cultural and other ties between the two states. Conversations, on which a preliminary agreement was reached, make it possible to think in advance and foresee possible turns, deviations from the planned scenario. However, there may also be casual conversations that occur, for example, during receptions, one of the purposes of which is to provide an opportunity for gathering and transmitting information.

It is considered indecent to look at your watch while talking. This gesture is usually perceived as a signal to end the conversation.

The conversation must be conducted calmly, without raising your voice and not showing your irritation, even if there are grounds for this. However, courtesy and correctness in a conversation should by no means prevent a diplomat from clarifying even the smallest issues of the problem under discussion.

A position is persuasive if it is supported by references to facts. It should be borne in mind that the sources of these facts must be official.

At the end of the conversation, a diary entry is made. In diplomatic practice, a certain form of such records has developed. The surname of the interlocutor, his position, diplomatic rank, day, hour of the conversation, its duration, place of the conversation and on whose initiative it took place are recorded. It should be indicated whether the conversation was one-on-one or conducted in the presence of third parties.