US refuses to grant visas to Russian delegates attending APEC

August 15, 2023 13:58

On August 15, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said the US had refused to issue visas and prevented Moscow from accessing APEC events online.


Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said the US has refused to issue visas and prevented Moscow from accessing APEC events online.

Such incidents occurred during a series of senior officials' meetings within the framework of the APEC event in Seattle (USA).

A number of representatives of some Russian ministries and government agencies were not granted entry visas, Antonov said, adding that there were also many cases where Russian representatives did not have the opportunity to connect to important meetings via video link.

Ambassador Antonov expressed "deep concern" about the upcoming APEC summit in San Francisco in November and called on the US to fulfill its rotating presidency obligations and issue all required visas to the Russian delegation in a timely manner.

According to VNA

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