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Former Deputy Secretary General of the UN, Soviet and Russian diplomat Sergei Ordzhonikidze called on to move the headquarters of the organization from the United States. It is reported IA “NSN”.
the Reason for this statement was the postponement of the meeting of the UN Commission on disarmament for the non-issuance of visa to the U.S. the head of the Russian delegation Konstantin Vorontsov.
“the fact of non-issuance of visas is a gross violation of international law, agreements between the UN and the United States. Because the United States has committed to issue visas not just in their country, and, in fact, in the UN,” said Ordzhonikidze.
According to the diplomat, Washington gets a big gain from disposal of the UN, but not ready to implement existing agreements with the organization.
Sergei Ordzhonikidze explained that organizations should consider moving organization. The diplomat stressed that the United States is not the first time refuse to issue visa earlier, a similar trend was observed in the 70-ies of the last century.
the current situation with visas experts call a “visa war.” In September 2019, the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation accused the US of hindering the work of embassies and General consulates in the country due to problems with the entry.
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