33rd session of the Intergovernmental Council of the Internati | Russian MFA 🇷🇺

33rd session of the Intergovernmental Council of the International Program for the Development of Communication
was marred by the fact that France as UNESCO host country did not properly discharge its obligations - it did not issue visas in a timely manner to two Russian diplomats who were to attend the session

Situation around the freedom of speech and safety of journalists in the world has been deteriorating. The rights of Russian journalists have been massively violated

We are alarmed that UNESCO Secretariat has been maintaining deafening silence about the killing of Russian journalist Daria Dugina.

Russian Delegation' statement in full