Leonid Slutskiy: the US unduly and treacherously abuse its right

Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy said that the situation with delay in the issuance of US visas for part of the Russian delegation to the 74th session of the UN General Assembly is a deliberate provocation
Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy
Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs Leonid Slutskiy

“The US is unduly and treacherously abusing its right. As for the host country, where the UN headquarters are located, it is a gross violation of international obligations, primarily to the United Nations. Nobody expected this, I found out that I do not have an American visa when I was taking part at the 4th Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian Countries’ Parliaments as part of the Russian delegation in Nur-Sultan,” said Leonid Slutskiy Slutsky Leonid Eduardovich Slutsky
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“Of course, this is also a clear evidence of a decline of the UN authority for the US State Department and an extremely disrespectful attitude towards Russia. We will make a relevant statement at the parliamentary level in this situation,” he stressed.

“I do not exclude that visas can still be issued referring to technical delays. But we understand that such arguments are worthless. This is a deliberate provocation,” stressed the head of the Committee.

“At the same time, we expect a reaction of the leadership of the United Nations. We hope that it will be tough and adequate. Russia is a permanent member of the Security Council, working very closely with the UN. Therefore, we look forward to the appropriate assessments. We will attract the attention of the world community at all levels,” said Leonid Slutskiy.