WASHINGTON Aug 15 US uses its presidency in APEC to discriminate against Russia's participation in the forum, denying visas and creating barriers to joining events via video link, Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov told reporters.
Such incidents, he said, were recorded in a series of meetings of senior officials event in Seattle.
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"In the context of cooperation through APEC, the picture is extremely negative. We note the absolute unacceptability of the actions of Washington as the current chairman of this authoritative multilateral platform as part of the third series of events held in Seattle by the senior officials of the forum,” Antonov said.
The United States, the ambassador noted, in this way not only politicizes the discussion, but and “again grossly abuse the status of the host country”, discriminating against Russia.
“Entry visas were not issued to representatives of several ministries and departments at once. videoconference,» he said.
The Russian Embassy in Washington, according to Antonov, provides maximum assistance to Russian delegates by sending its diplomats to Seattle and «covering» the most dangerous discussions in the absence of colleagues from relevant ministries and departments.
Ambassador expressed «serious concern» in connection with the upcoming APEC summit in San Francisco in November and called on the United States to issue all the requested visas on time, fulfilling the obligations of the forum chairman.