Members of the delegation representing Russia at the UN General Assembly received visas. This was reported by RIA News Chairman of the International Relations Committee of the Federation Council Grigory Karasin.
He reminded that the formation of the delegation was approved by the Russian President. It is chaired by Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. Karasin is also among the members of the delegation.
“This is a delegation in which I am a part. As far as I know, visas were also given to members of the official delegation as well as members of the delegation,” emphasized the head of the International Relations Committee.
Karasin announced that he had not seen the papers yet. According to him, the delegation will go to “fight for Russia’s interests.”
22 August, Chairman of the International Relations Committee statedHe said that the Russian delegation has not yet received the American visas required to attend the 78th session of the UN General Assembly. As Karasin explained, members of the Russian delegation will wait for the documents to be received before departing. He noted that the American side had postponed a similar decision before.
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