Russian Overseas Minister Sergei Lavrov Sunday condemned the US for prohibiting Russian journalists from protecting Lavrov’s speech earlier than the UN in New York. Lavrov called the choice “a extremely silly factor” in an look earlier than reporters in Russia. The US State Division has not responded to Lavrov’s feedback.
Chatting with reporters, Lavrov mentioned he had not anticipated the US to disclaim the journalists’ visa requests. Lavrov mentioned that in denying the visas, the US “confirmed the actual value” of its values of free speech and knowledge. Lavrov then urged Russian journalists to maintain monitor of his feedback within the US earlier than the UN, urging them to not repeat the “filtered” info he claimed US journalists present. Lavrov’s remaining feedback to gathered reporters warned the US that Russia “is not going to overlook or forgive” them for his or her actions.
Russia’s embassy echoed Lavrov’s feedback in a tweet on Monday, saying:
#US violated once more its obligations below UNHQ Settlement having denied visas to 🇷🇺journalists who have been alleged to accompany FM #Lavrov on his go to to #NY. This politically biased choice proves that postulates about significance of freedom & rights of media are empty phrases in 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/ZYBY28ZbRq
— Russia in RSA 🇷🇺 (@EmbassyofRussia) April 24, 2023
Lavrov traveled to UN Headquarters in New York Metropolis on Monday to ship remarks marking Russia’s chairmanship of the UN Safety Council. In his remarks earlier than the physique, Lavrov condemned the West and demanded that it respect “all members of the worldwide group.” Lavrov claimed that, whereas the UN has all the time tried to stay impartial, its latest strikes have proven Western favoritism. Lavrov known as upon UN Secretary Basic António Guterres to adjust to the UN Constitution’s Article 100 requirement for objectivity.
Russia assumed the presidency of the UN Safety Council firstly of April. Within the time since, tensions between the US and Russia flared when Russian authorities arrested American Wall Road Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich–the primary such incident because the Chilly Struggle. Gershkovich is presently held in a Russian detention facility on espionage expenses, having misplaced a latest enchantment. The US and the Wall Road Journal have known as for Gershkovich’s quick and unconditional launch.
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