"When it comes to the denial of visas to Russian officials, it is important that Russia can demonstrate that the Americans did it in violation of international regulations," said Ngom.
I think it would also be good for these countries to try to show at the international level where there is a flaw [...] In the second case of violations of international conventions by the United States, it would be really good if the big countries that have suffered this could demonstrate the arbitrary action of the United States of America! I think that would be interesting.
"Young Africans cannot go to these [Western] countries spontaneously. [...] In many European countries, the granting of visas does not follow any logic. Sometimes, people think they have fulfilled all the conditions like visas for France, and then you find that your visa application has been rejected! So, this problem of mobility is of great interest to Africans," outlined Ngom.
"Yes, we were given visas, but, as always, this was done with a gross abuse of the position of the host country of the UN Headquarters. They hesitated for a long time, then they issued visas, but not for the entire delegation, some of our employees were not on the list," Lavrov said on April 19 during a joint presser with his Venezuelan counterpart.