Russia slams US for not granting visa to diplomat for UN meeting
Key takeaways
- Moscow’s envoy accuses Washington of failing to honour commitments under the 1947 UN Headquarters Agreement.
- Vassily Nebenzia told the Security Council on Tuesday that the country should have been represented by Alimov – “who oversees matters related to the United Nations” – at the meeting.
- “However, despite all of our attempts to persuade the US side to issue a visa to him, that visa was ultimately not granted,” Nebenzia said.
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Moscow’s envoy accuses Washington of failing to honour commitments under the 1947 UN Headquarters Agreement.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo Russia's UN envoy Vassily Nebenzia addresses a Security Council meeting, May 21 [File: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 26 May 202626 May 2026Russia has slammed the United States for failing to grant a visa to Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Alimov to attend a United Nations Security Council meeting in New York, calling the decision a breach of Washington’s obligations.
Vassily Nebenzia told the Security Council on Tuesday that the country should have been represented by Alimov – “who oversees matters related to the United Nations” – at the meeting.