Russian FM Lavrov Raises Issue of UN HQ Location After UNGA Visa Scandal
…from Sputnik News, Moscow
[ Editor’s Note: The US snub of denying official Russian UN representatives visas for attending pertinent topic meetings during this session has continued the self-denigration of the US in the world’s eye.
Being the host of the UN requires impeccable good manners, which seems to be in short supply inside the Trump regime, and an indication that the Russians are not the close buddies with Mr. Trump as many suggest.
If the US cannot be an unbiased UN host then, it is time for it to step aside and let a new candidate take over. Heaven knows there are many who would love to be host. I wonder if anyone took a look at the original agreement to see what hosting obligations the US was contracting to provide, or was it one of those “we paid for it so we run it our way”.
Was this just another step in the unipolar power’s march across the planet carrying a big stick like Teddy Roosevelt? If there are any boundaries that the US would accept I can’t see them any more.
We have a growing trend that there is no agreement that the US would not consider breaking, if it wanted to for some reason. Maybe when the US signs new agreements, an addendum should be required to show all the ones it has broken and then a release for the cosigners all stating that they are aware but still would like to co-sign… Jim W. Dean ]
– First published … September 25, 2019 –
In light of a US refusal to issue visas to a part of the Russian delegation traveling to participate in various activities of the UN General Assembly, Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov suggested that the time had come to raise the question of the location of the UN headquarters.
“When a visa was not issued to the head of the relevant Non-Proliferation and Arms Control department, who was supposed to go to a meeting of the UN Disarmament Commission in April this year, we formally proposed not to hold a Commission session in the United States, if all delegations were not entitled to send the person who is considered necessary to promote their positions and defend their interests.
