Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in New York to attend the high-level week of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly, RIA Novosti reported.

Until the last moment, the visit of the Russian delegation was accompanied by problems with the issuance of visas and American logistics, which became more complicated after the imposition of sanctions against the Russian aviation industry and the closure of almost all European countries, the United States, and their airspace to Russian aircraft.

Today, Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Minister will begin the official program of his participation in the high-level opening week of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly. It is expected that Lavrov will hold about 20 meetings with leaders and foreign ministers of other countries, UN Secretary General António Guterres, and on Saturday will speak from the UN rostrum.

In addition, earlier the director of the Middle East and North Africa Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that “Lavrov is scheduled to meet in New York with the contact group of the League of Arab States on Ukraine.”