“There have been no official refusals to issue visas to members of the delegation yet.
The American side did not return the passports of delegates who had not yet received visas, ”she said during the briefing.
According to the diplomat, Moscow continues to defend its position on the visa issue within the framework of the work of the UN General Assembly Committee on Relations with the Host Country.
“As for restrictions on movement in the United States, in New York, I have no such information, I can’t say anything, the issue of logistics remains open,” Zakharova said.
Earlier, the head of the legal referent of the Russian permanent mission to the UN, Sergei Leonidchenko, announced the introduction by the United States of a de facto permissive procedure for the movement of employees of the Russian mission outside the 25-mile zone around the headquarters of the organization.
The Russian permanent mission called the US refusal of visas to foreign diplomats a lever of pressure.