Sergey Lavrov has devoted poems to Vitaly Churkin
The foreign Minister also signed the condolence book opened at the foreign Ministry in memory of deceased Russian Ambassador to the UN.
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MOSCOW, February 21. /TASS/. The Minister of foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov in connection with the death of the permanent representative of Russia to the UN Vitaly Churkin said that the Ambassador “died in the line of duty when his 65th birthday was only a few hours Moscow time”.
Wrote about this on his page in the social network Facebook, the official representative of Russian foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.
“We go through life next to each other — leads Zakharova words of the Minister. In the spring of 1990 at the same time was appointed Deputy Minister, I was in charge of the UN, and the Balkans, becoming simultaneously the special representative of the President of Russia on settlement of the crisis in the former Yugoslavia. In this capacity almost all of February 1994 he spent in the conflict-ridden Bosnia and Herzegovina, achieving an objective investigation by UN experts of an explosion at the Sarajevo Markale market, which is responsible for unsubstantiated tried to take on the Serbs”.
Lavrov also said: “In Sarajevo, then where would the snipers, and met he (Churkin) his 42nd birthday, having achieved the desired result, and I wanted to congratulate his poems.” Here they are:
Special representative of the President of the Russian Federation Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin.
Through the storm, snow, drifts,
Under the gun NATO blew.
And under the gaze of Akashi slanted.
Diplomat stuck to his guns.
Neither the threat nor an ultimatum.
Did not break the forward movement.
Applauds the world diplomat,
Deserved praise pays.
Not think better?
The birthday is celebrated in battle.
Special Ambassador of the President.
With honor did their job.
At the end of the Bosnian battles.
Drink for these boys.
Congratulations, Vitaly!
Happy birthday! Our took!
21 February 1994.
The Minister of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation also signed the condolence book opened at the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in memory of the deceased’s permanent representative to the UN.
“Vitaly will remain forever in our memories and in the history of our state, nation and international relations” — wrote the head of the Russian foreign Ministry.
Lavrov noted that Russia and the whole world diplomacy Churkin will be remembered as a distinguished diplomat.
“Churkin is an outstanding diplomat, who yesterday died suddenly at his work post at the permanent mission of Russia to the UN in new York, Lavrov said. — Remember it so, so will remember his people and world diplomacy”.
The Russian Minister and his Swedish counterpart Margot wallström laid flowers to the portrait of Churkin. His photograph was exhibited in the Russian foreign Ministry mansion in Moscow.
At the moment residents and guests of the Russian capital are carrying flowers and candles to the main building of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation in memory of the late Russia’s permanent representative to the UN.