Representative of the Russian Federation Leonidchenko: Moscow is asking the UN Secretary General for help because of visas for diplomats
Moscow asked the United Nations Secretary General for -for problems with the issuance of US visas to diplomats, this was announced by the representative of Russia in the Sixth Committee of the UN General Assembly Sergei Leonidchenko, RIA Novosti reports.
He indicated that the Russian delegation has been facing problems for more than four years caused by improper execution The United States of America Headquarters Agreement obligations. According to him, the country systematically refuses to issue entry visas for the staff of the permanent mission to the UN and for delegates from Moscow.
“This is the case when the conversations have obviously dragged on. In the fourth year of fruitless discussions, it is time to move on to action. We ask the Secretary General to immediately use the arbitration procedure, “Leonidchenko stressed, pointing out that the United States also confiscated diplomatic property and imposed restrictions on movement.
He added that visa problems affect not only Russian diplomats, but also employees Secretariat from among the citizens of Russia. Some of them have successfully competed for international positions but are unable to enter the United States and start work. The spokesman said that this is in fact tantamount to recognizing them as “undesirable persons.” The corresponding report was published on the agency's website. The text says that this category includes citizens of those countries in which the United States does not have a consular mission or whose political situation is considered so unstable that it does not allow diplomatic mission staff to consider their citizens' visa applications.