Alexander Kuznetsov, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to UNESCO. File photoMOSCOW, Apr 15There is no reason for Russia to leave UNESCO, it is an international organization where disagreements can arise that should be resolved through diplomacy, said Russia's permanent representative to UNESCO Alexander Kuznetsov.»Departure from UNESCO will become a «royal gift» to Kiev, because it is he who demands to expel our country from this organization. But seriously speaking, there are no grounds for this. It is a global organization, a global humanitarian forum consisting of 193 member states, among which we have I have a lot of friends and partners,» the diplomat said at a briefing organized by the Rossiya Segodnya international information agency. He also added that UNESCO is very popular and well-known in Russia. In Russia, there are dozens of UNESCO associated schools, departments, about 30 objects of world cultural and natural heritage. «Of course, in UNESCO, as in all international organizations, there are quite a few problems that worry us, sometimes leading to some kind of exacerbation, conflicts, but, in the end, diplomacy exists in order to solve all these problems in the interests of our country,» the permanent representative noted. >Russia ahead of schedule to resign from the UNHRC