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The Russian Foreign Ministry discovered “unacceptable restrictions” in Matvienko’s visa for a trip to the United States
The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the visa issued by the United States to the Chairman of the Federation Council Valentina Matvienko made her visit to the States “impossible.”
As the statement says, “the visa, issued after long delays, contains a number of unacceptable restrictions on the stay” of Matvienko in the United States. In particular, she will not be able to participate in the events of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, to which the politician was planning to go.
According to an Interfax source, the entire delegation of the Federation Council will refuse to travel.
“The question arises: does a state that so shamelessly encroaches on the pluralism of opinions in international affairs and shamelessly decides who can and who cannot participate in important events not organized by it, have the moral right to claim in the future to hold them on its territory?” , said the Russian Foreign Ministry.
- A meeting of women who head parliaments will take place in New York on August 29-30. There, from August 31 to September 2, a conference of heads of parliaments of the participating countries of the Inter-Parliamentary Union will be held. This union is not part of the UN structure, although it cooperates with the organization.
- On August 24, sources in the Federation Council reported that the United States had denied Matvienko a visa. Subsequently, the American embassy promised to issue her a visa, but with restrictions. “The United States reserves the right to limit visa validity to UN-related events only,” the statement said. On August 26, Kommersant, citing a source, reported that Matvienko may refuse to travel to the United States .
- Valentina Matvienko is included in the US sanctions list in connection with the actions of the Russian authorities in the Ukrainian conflict.