Time.news. – Russia has applied for 56 visas for the United States to allow Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his delegation to travel to New York for the UN General Assembly. But so far it hasn’t gotten any.
This was reported by various international media. In a letter to the UN secretary general, the Russian ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nabenzia, described the situation as “alarming”.
“We process hundreds of visas every year for the delegates of the Russian Federation at UN events, “a State Department spokesperson noted, adding that applications should be submitted as soon as possible to ensure timely processing.
“This is particularly important due to Russia’s unjustified actions against our embassy in Russia, including the forcible dismissal of local and third-country staff, which greatly limited our staff and therefore our ability to process visas,” he said. the spokesperson added.
The meeting of the General Assembly will begin on September 20.