MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The issue of appointing a new permanent representative of Russia to the United Nations is not resolved yet, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Gennady Gatilov said Thursday.
"[This issue] has not been resolved yet. This issue is being discussed at the higher level," Gatilov said responding to a question about the appointment of a new representative of Russia to the United Nations.
14 March 2017, 21:25 GMT
Previous Russian permanent representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin passed away in New York on February 20, a day before his 65th birthday.
Churkin had been serving as Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations from 2006 until his death.
