Lavrov decided not to remind the United States about visas to participate in the UN session

Sergei Lavrov

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has decided not to remind the United States of issuing visas to the Russian delegation to participate in the session of the UN General Assembly. He stated this in the program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin" on TV channel "Russia 1".

“I told my colleagues that there is no need to remind them anymore,” Lavrov said, noting that the American authorities still have time.

He recalled that both the Americans and UN Secretary General António Guterres have their obligations.

“The UN Secretary General has obligations to ensure the participation of all delegations in UN events, including, of course, the General Assembly. So we'll see," the Russian Foreign Minister added.

The Foreign Ministry urged the United States not to interfere with the issuance of visas to participants in the UN session Politics

The 77th session of the UN General Assembly will be held in New York from 20 to 26 September. This year, the meeting will be held face-to-face, unlike the previous two years, when due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some speeches were recorded on video. On behalf of President Vladimir Putin, the Russian delegation will be headed by Sergei Lavrov. His performance is scheduled for September 24th.

However, since February 26, the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry has been under US sanctions. They prohibit him from entering the United States, except in cases specifically determined by the American authorities.

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In total, the delegation will include ten people, including Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin, Chairman of the International Committee of the Federation Council Grigory Karasin and Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya.

The US mission to the UN has previously stressed that they are serious about their obligations to issue visas under an agreement with the organization. After the demand of the Russian diplomatic mission, the State Department recognized the obligation to issue visas to delegations participating in UN meetings, but did not specify whether Lavrov would receive a visa.

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