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Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation to the European Union

Submitted on 2017-02-21 19:16:20

Press release on the death of Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN Vitaly Churkin

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The Foreign Ministry regrets to announce that Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin passed away suddenly in New York  on February 20, a day before his 65^th birthday.

The outstanding Russian diplomat died in harness.

We offer our deepest condolences to Mr Churkin’s family and friends.