United Nations headquarters in New York. File photoUN, Jun 1 Russian Foreign Ministry Ambassador-at-Large Grigory Mashkov told a UN Security Council committee meeting that the United States had delayed his visa issuance, causing him to speak late. five minutes. I flew here 10,000 kilometers not to say two words. Otherwise, it’s better not to come at all,” Mashkov said, speaking at a meeting of the Security Council Committee established by UN Security Council Resolution 1540 and reviewing its implementation.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/79fd66f6375374eefb1392998fd18f5b.jpg" />The UN responded to the refusal of US visas to Russian diplomats»I regret that I was unable to speak yesterday due to the fact that the visa was granted with a certain delay and, in fact, there was a question about my personal decision not to go at all,” he said. In April 2004, the UN Security Council adopted Resolution 1540, which confirmed that the proliferation of nuclear, chemical and biological weapons, as well as their means of delivery, poses a threat to international peace and security. The resolution requires all states to refrain from providing support to non-state actors that attempt to develop, acquire, produce, possess, transport, transfer or use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons and their means of delivery.
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