Lavrov and Majority of Russian Delegation Granted Entry Visas to the United States, Says Nebenzya

United Nations, April 17 – Vasily Nebenzia, Russia’s permanent representative to the organization, said that Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and most of the members of the Russian delegation, with the exception of journalists, received US visas on the eve of the minister’s visit to New York to participate in the meetings of the UN Security Council. correspondents.

Asked if Lavrov had a visa, Nebenzia said: “Yes, I did.”

According to him, most of the members of the delegation received visas, with the exception of the press.

Russia takes over the presidency of the UN Security Council in April. Lavrov is expected to chair Security Council meetings in New York on April 24-25.