US does not issue visas to Russian defense delegation

Members of the Russian Defense Ministry delegation were not granted visas to the United States to participate in the Russian-Chinese military conference at the United Nations, - Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Alexander Emelyanov said.

United Nations Headquarters.

On October 12, at the United Nations, a joint press conference was held between Russian and Chinese military officials on the issue of the US deploying a global missile defense system.

According to Emelyanov, a delegation of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces is expected to attend the press conference under the leadership of Lieutenant General Tretyak, First Deputy Defense Minister.

"However, the local side did not issue visas to the entire delegation of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, including Lieutenant General Tretyak," - Emelyanov said.

According to Sputnik