Russia has offered to translate the work of the Committee of the UNGA in the format of consultations

1st Deputy permanent representative of Russia to the UN, Dmitry Polyanskiy made the initiative to transfer the First division of the UN General Assembly dealing with disarmament and international security, in the format of informal consultations, Until not resolved the question of issuing American visas to Russian delegates.

Speaking at the meeting of the division for the issues of procedure, He said that a number of the Russian Plenipotentiaries had not received visas.

"I wish to reiterate that, according to the provisions of the Treaty of 1947 on the headquarters of the UN, the US is obligated to ensure unhindered access to the Central institutions of the UN, without exception, all official authorized member States to issue visas to, and I quote," free of charge and can be short term, " said Polyansky.

according to his statement, the opportunity to host the headquarters of the UN is a privilege, given to US in exchange for these guarantees. He noticed that the capital of the USA, there is no reason in the sole to block the participation of the commissioners of the States members of the United Nations in the events held under its auspices.

"We such practices are not willing to tolerate. To derogate from our legal rights by shaping the composition of the Russian delegation at the events UN - will not ", - noted the diplomat.

Polanski formally asked the UN Secretariat to present the First Committee report taken from November 2018 the efforts to unlock the admission of the delegations of Russia to the headquarters to participate in the disarmament activities of the UN.

"as long as the" visa issue "remains suspended, We take "technical" (or procedural) pause to settle it urgently. As soon as the visa will be issued by all, without exception, our delegation is ready to begin formal session. As long as the US does not fulfill its obligations to the UN in terms of ensuring the work of all announced official commissioners of the States members of the United Nations, proposed to switch to the informal consultations, " said Polyansky.

certain members of the Russian delegation has not received a Us visa to participate in the 74th session of the UN General Assembly at the end of September. In the capital of the United States is explained by " technical reasons ".

foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called the refusal to issue visas to shame. He said that in 2018, Moscow has met Washington and at the request of the American partners have included coming to the Russian Federation delegation, Senator Ron Johnson, are in the sanctions list.

U.S. policy promised to meet the mirror, however, drew the attention of the head of the foreign Ministry, In the current year in the capital of the United States told that to issue a visa to anyone from the sanctions list is " essentially impossible."

The leadership of the Russian Federation also criticized the failure to issue us visas to the Russian delegation. Press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov said that the situation requires a rather strong reaction from Russia and the UN.



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