“The threat of visa denials to heads of state who come for a high-level week is an attempt to pressure and blackmail them (USA. - RT ),” Nebenzya said.
The Permanent Representative also called US actions against Iranians unworthy.
“The way the host country acts in relation to some member countries is, of course, unworthy of such a great country as the United States. They impose absurd restrictions, for example, on the same Iranians who have to walk "on a string" between their mission and the UN. A step to the right, a step to the left is considered an “escape”, ”he said.
Nebenzya drew attention to the fact that "the Americans not only delay the issuance of visas, but sometimes they do not issue visas."
According to him, this behavior calls into question the integrity of the United States in fulfilling its obligations.
Earlier, the United States did not issue visas to several members of the delegation accompanying Iranian President Hassan Rouhani to the UN General Assembly in New York.
It was reported that Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York will meet with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, French President Emmanuel Macron, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.