Russia raps US over lack of UN visas for its diplomats, seeks arbitration
Feb 8 (Reuters) – Russia accused the United States on Wednesday of failing to issue visas to Russian delegates to the United Nations and of restricting the movements of its diplomats and said it would pursue arbitration proceedings.
In an interview with the RIA news agency, Russian foreign ministry official Pyotr Ilyichev said the United States had failed to comply with the 1947 UN Headquarters Agreement, which prohibited most restrictions on diplomats’ access to the United Nations.
“The US is raising increasing doubts about the validity of its right to retain its status as host state for the UN Headquarters,”