01 October 2024,   03:37
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Russia"s permanent representative to the UN, Vitaly Churkin, has died

Vitaly Churkin, who served as Russia"s permanent representative to the United Nations since 2006, "died suddenly" in New York, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced.

"The Russian Foreign Ministry deeply regrets to announce that Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin has died suddenly in New York on February 20, a day ahead of his 65th birthday.
The outstanding Russian diplomat died in harness.
We offer sincere condolences to the family of Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin" says the statement of the MFA.

The Russian Foreign Ministry deeply regrets to announce that Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin has died suddenly in New York on February 20, a day ahead of his 65th birthday.
The outstanding Russian diplomat died in harness.
We offer sincere condolences to the family of Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin.

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