Russian Foreign Minister receives U.S. visa to attend UN Assembly

Moscow, Sep 13 (Prensa Latina) The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed that Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and several members of his delegation received US visas to attend the UN General Assembly.

The Foreign Ministry’s press service expressed hope that the other members of the Russian delegation will also receive visas.

The diplomatic body also called for ‘expeditious resolution of the logistical problems blocking the attendance of representatives of the Eurasian nation at the General Assembly due to illegal sanctions by the United States’.

The 77th session of the UN General Assembly opens this Tuesday, September 13. The general debate will take place from September 20 to 26, including Saturday, September 24.

By an agreement with the UN, the host country of its headquarters, the United States, must not hinder the participation of official delegations from other member states in the work of the organization