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112.ua: Guterres to visit Russia during FIFA World Cup, meet with Russian leaders

Published June 13, 2018 at 10:45 am

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres attends a press briefing after presenting his agenda for disarmament during a conference at the University of Geneva on May 24, 2018 in Geneva.Guterres said he was "deeply concerned" as US President Donald Trump cancelled a widely anticipated nuclear summit next month with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.

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Antonio Guterres, the UN Secretary-General, will go to Russia next week; the official plans to meet with the country’s top leaders – president Vladimir Putin, foreign minister Sergey Lavrov and leader of the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarch Kirill.

‘Guterres will attend the ceremony, dedicated to the 70th anniversary of Russia’s membership in the UN. The Secretary-General will also attend the game between Portugal and Morocco on June 20’, El Nacional reports.