Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that the Russian delegation experienced problems with obtaining American visas to travel to the UN General Assembly. His words lead RIA Novosti.
Lavrov said that a number of members of the delegation remained without visas. The minister stressed that Moscow will achieve the fulfillment by Washington of its obligations.
“visas were issued not only taking into account epidemiological considerations, but also with a well-known political delay. We have seen it. A number of employees of our visa have not yet received, including the State Duma deputies, which are included in the delegation. We will Of course, to achieve from the leadership of the UN Secretariat to fulfill his duties to ensure all those agreements that are fixed in the Agreement between the UN and the headquarters of the headquarters, that is, the United States, “said Lavrov.
76th UN General Assembly started on September 14, 2021 at the headquarters of the organization in New York. According to the order of the head of state, published on the official portal of legal information on August 24, the Russian delegation will be headed by the Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov.