14 minutes agoRussian president does not attend UN Assembly
Periskopi(9 years ago)
(9 years ago)The Kremlin says Russia's president, Vladimir Putin, will not attend the UN General Assembly later this month. Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for President Putin, is quoted today by the media that the Russian leader will not travel to New York to attend the General Assembly. [...]
Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for President Putin, is quoted today by the media that the Russian leader will not travel to New York to attend the General Assembly.
This is not on President”'s plans, Peskov told the Russian state news agency TASS.
The debate at the assembly will begin on 19 September, when US President Donald Trump is scheduled to deliver his first speech at the UN.
Russian delegation to the United Nations General Assembly will be led by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, who is expected to speak on September 21st, reports the TASS agency.
