Nebenzya spoke about this at an event on the fight against the supply of weapons to terrorists.
“His absence in the hall is another result of the host country’s failure to fulfill its obligations under the agreement on UN headquarters regarding the issuance of visas,” RIA Novosti quoted Nebenzi as saying.
He emphasized that "such actions are causing serious damage to the US reputation."
Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the denial of US visas to members of the Russian delegation is a gross violation of the UN charter.