The Russian Embassy in the United States has appealed to the White House and the State Department to grant visas to Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and all members of the Russian delegation to participate in the UN General Assembly in September, TASS reports.
“The embassy has already appealed to the White House and the State Department with a request to fulfill the obligations of the country on whose territory the UN headquarters is located, and to immediately issue visas to the minister and all members of the Russian delegation,” said Anatoly Antonov, representative of the Russian Federation. ambassador in Washington on Wednesday.
Antonov accused the US of “repeatedly creating difficulties for the Russian side in connection with business trips, including through the UN.”
“We will continue to strive to ensure the unimpeded entry of all representatives of the Russian Federation participating in the activities of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly,” the diplomat added.
Russians say foreign leaders miss Sergei Lavrov
Russia’s ambassador to the United States said he would discuss Lavrov’s visa issue at the UN General Assembly on Thursday during a visit to the US State Department.
“Tomorrow I will have another visit to the State Department, where one of the central issues that I intend to raise is this very issue – the issue of the full and full participation of the minister and our delegation in the upcoming events in September,” he said. said Antonov.
The ambassador noted that representatives of many countries would like to see the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry at the events of the UN General Assembly in September.
“Now we are getting a lot of questions about whether the minister will come to the UN General Assembly, so it is safe to say that many would like to see Serhii Viktorovych at the UN General Assembly.”
“I will remind you of the minister’s recent trips to Asia and Africa: he was waited for there, asked for a meeting,” concluded the Russian ambassador in Washington.
However, Sergey Lavrov left the G20 summit in Indonesia early, worried about criticism of Russia by Western leaders.
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