Vitaly Churkin, who served as Russia’s permanent representative to the United Nations “died suddenly” in New York On Monday morning the Russian Foreign Ministry has announced. The untimely passing away of Ambassador Churkin, who would have turned 65 on Tuesday, was met with shock when the news was delivered during a session at the UN headquarters We offer sincere condolences to the family of Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin.#Churkin #UN #Russia #condolences pic.twitter.com/XB37QP34nn — MFA Russia 🇷🇺 (@mfa_russia) February 20, 2017 RT reports: Churkin fell ill in his office at Russia’s UN mission and was taken to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital, where he died Monday, AP reported, citing Russia’s deputy UN ambassador, Vladimir Safronkov. The cause of death wasn’t immediately known, the agency reported. “He has been such a regular presence here that I am actually quite stunned. Our thoughts go to his family, to his friends and to his government,” Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman for the UN secretary-general’s office said, as quoted by Reuters. “He was a strong-willed, resolute, and dutiful person, who was admired by his colleagues and envied by his enemies,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov told RT. Russia’s UN Ambassador spared no effort and devoted his life and [...]
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