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

Meeting of the UN Security Council in New York.

RUSSIA calls on Washington not to create obstacles in issuing visas to Russian delegates participating in the 77th session of the UN General Assembly (GA). The statement of the press service of the Russian Foreign Ministry was transmitted by TASS.

"We urge the US side to strictly adhere to its obligations under the agreement between the UN and the US government regarding the location of UN headquarters and to consider all visa applications in good faith," the statement said.

The ministry expressed hope that the Russian delegates to the 77th session of the General Assembly will receive entry visas to the United States in a timely manner.

Putin instructed Lavrov to lead a delegation to the UN General Assembly in September Politics

“Our delegation is heading to New York not to travel around the city, but to work intensively at the UN headquarters as part of a very busy agenda,” the Foreign Ministry noted.

The 77th session of the UN General Assembly will be held 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 Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. His performance is scheduled for September 24th.

Since February 26, Lavrov 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.