The Moscow city transportation department has asked Russia's Foreign Ministry to help stop illegal parking practices outside the U.S. Embassy, department head Vasily Kichedzhi said on Friday.
"There have been numerous violations of parking rules on Maly Konyushkovskiy Lane by cars with diplomatic license plates," he said.
"The traffic situation on this street is very complicated."
Traffic jams in the area have become a regular affair, he said.
Parking in downtown Moscow is a perennial problem, with many drivers leaving their cars wherever they can find space. Parking on the sidewalk is common and double parking on some streets can mean there is only space for one car to travel along a four-lane road.
MOSCOW, September 17 (RIA Novosti)
