Russia has complained that the United States refused to grant a visa to Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Alimov for participation in a UN Security Council meeting.
Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vasily Nebenzia, made the statement during a UN Security Council session on Tuesday chaired by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Ukrinform reports citing Reuters.
Nebenzia said Alimov, who oversees matters related to the United Nations, was invited by Wang and called it "an egregious instance of disrespect" for China's U.N. presidency, especially when the topic under discussion was the U.N. Charter.
In addition, a U.N. diplomat said Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi had also been denied a visa to attend the same meeting. The main topic of the meeting was upholding the U.N. Charter and strengthening multilateral cooperation.
UN spokesperson Farhan Haq said he did not know why Araghchi failed to arrive in New York.
