According to RIA Novosti, earlier Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that diplomats have to raise the question of the possible transfer of UN headquarters from New York due to the US visa policy.

“Why not ... Because we have difficulties. Look at all these enclosures all around, ”Muall commented on this statement.

On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, Lavrov met with US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, during which he pointed out the unacceptability of the United States in refusing to represent Russia with visas for multilateral events within the UN.