OREANDA-NEWS Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in New York. This was announced on Monday, April 24, by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova.

"Tomorrow, a meeting of the UN Security Council will be held under his chairmanship," the text of the message published in the diplomat's Telegram channel says.

The Foreign Minister arrived in New York for a meeting of the UN Security Council, which will be held on April 25 at the ministerial level on the topic of the Middle East settlement. The day before, the American side refused visas to Russian journalists who were supposed to fly with Sergey Lavrov. As Zakharova pointed out, such actions can be called manipulation of the topic of freedom of speech and the rights of journalists. The Foreign Minister went to New York without a delegation.