This was stated by the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharova.
“For example, this week, as a result of similar steps on the American side, the trip of representatives of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Russian-American forum“ Fort Ross Dialogue ”broke,” she said at a briefing.
Zakharova emphasized that the format of the forum is aimed at strengthening bilateral cooperation.
“Apparently, someone in Washington’s political circles didn’t like such goals,” the representative of the Foreign Ministry added.
Earlier, the United States did not issue visas to a number of representatives of the Russian delegation to attend the UN General Assembly session.
Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pointed out to US Secretary of State Pompeo the unacceptability of Washington’s actions.
Former UN Under-Secretary-General, Soviet and Russian diplomat Sergey Ordzhonikidze commented on the situation in an interview with NSN.