“Unfortunately, politicization in UNESCO has recently reached its peak.
The beginning of the session was overshadowed by the unfair fulfillment by France of its obligations as a host country, ”RIA Novosti quotes a statement.
We are talking about the fact that Paris was unable to provide two Russian diplomats with visas in a timely manner.
The permanent mission also noted that the session was politicized by a number of countries that deliberately tried to replace the agenda with issues of the safety of journalists and freedom of speech "in the context of promoting their geopolitical interests."
Earlier, the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said that France had not issued visas to Russian representatives to participate in the event through UNESCO.