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UN General Assembly to Meet in Memory of Late Russian Envoy Churkin on March 21

© Sputnik / Eduard Pesov / Go to the mediabankFlowers and portrait in the building of the Russian Foreign Ministry, a tribute to Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations.
Flowers and portrait in the building of the Russian Foreign Ministry, a tribute to Vitaly Churkin, Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to the United Nations. - Sputnik International
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The UN General Assembly (UNGA) will hold a meeting in memory of the deceased Russian Ambassador Vitaly Churkin on March 21, a representative of UNGA President’s Office told Sputnik Sunday.

Russian ambassador to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin leaves the General assembly hall after a vote supporting the territorial integrity of Ukraine at United Nations headquarters, Thursday, March 27, 2014 - Sputnik International
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UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) — According to the president's office, the meeting will take place on Tuesday, March 21, at 10:00 a.m. local time (14:00 GMT).

Churkin passed away in New York on February 20, a day before his 65th birthday.

He served as Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations and the Russian representative in the UN Security Council from April 2006 until his death.

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