US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller said Washington considered Israel’s decision to declare UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres persona non grata as counterproductive. Excerpts from Miller’s statements TASS.
“We do not find this step productive in any respect,” he emphasized.
2 October Israel closed He appealed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and declared him persona non grata. This is the first such case in UN history. He is also an international official on 1 October condemned He stated that conflicts in the Middle East are growing and he called for a ceasefire.
On the evening of October 1, the press service of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced the beginning of a major Iranian missile attack on the Jewish state. Against this background, air raid warnings were issued throughout the country, journalists said. According to The Jerusalem Post newspaper, during the bombardment in Tehran launched Approximately 400 bullets hit Israeli territory.
US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller statedHe said that the USA does not want the tension in the Middle East to continue, but Iran’s missile attack on Israel should not remain unanswered.
Previously Russia reproached Israel is being rude to the UN Secretary-General.