Guterres expresses condolences on Gorbachev's death
On August 30, local time, UN Secretary-General Guterres issued a statement expressing condolences for the death of Gorbachev.
On behalf of the United Nations, Guterres expresses its heartfelt condolences to the family of Mikhail Gorbachev and to the people and government of the Russian Federation, the statement said.
The Central Clinical Hospital of the Russian Presidential Affairs Bureau released news on the night of the 30th local time that the last leader of the Soviet Union, Gorbachev, died that night at the age of 91 due to ineffective treatment of long-term serious illness.
(CCTV reporter Xu Dezhi)