Matvienko proposed to move UN permanent committees to Europe

Matvienko said this, commenting on the “flagrant, unprecedented violation of international law by the United States,” namely, the disruption of the meeting of the “two major committees” of the UN due to the lack of a quorum.

Austria and Switzerland are those states “which have never given a reason and did not violate their obligations,” she explained the choice of sites for the transfer of committees from the United States.

The speaker stated the seriousness of the situation and possible support by other states of the proposed initiative.

Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin, in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper, said that the transfer of several UNGA committees outside the United States is feasible.

In September, a number of members of the Russian delegation did not receive a US visa to participate in the UN General Assembly in New York.

The Federation Council and the State Duma called for consideration of the possible transfer of UN headquarters from the United States.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged to think about moving international events from the United States.

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that the Iranian side will support the transfer of UN headquarters from the United States to another country, if such an issue is discussed.

The First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN, Dmitry Polyansky, said that the Russian side has proposed the postponement of meetings of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly from New York to Vienna or Geneva since 2020.