Moscow (ST): The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed that the United Nations cannot guarantee the arrival of the Russian delegation headed by Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov to the meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva.
The Russian Sputnik news agency quoted the ministry’s spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, as saying: “The United Nations cannot guarantee the arrival of the Russian delegation headed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the meeting of the Disarmament Committee and the Human Rights Council in Geneva,”, noting that the United Nations and its Secretary-General Antonio Guterres are obligated to ensure the delegation’s arrival to the United Nations Headquarters and Office in Geneva.
Zakharova added that the European Union is requesting documents about the flight due to the European countries’ closure of their airspace to Russian aircraft.
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