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US blocks UN SC draft statement for settlement of MidEast conflicts - Churkin

"The Americans said they will not work on our statement," he said
Russia’s envoy to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin  EPA/ANDREW GOMBERT
Russia’s envoy to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin
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UNITED NATIONS, September 28. /TASS/. The United States has blocked Russia’s draft statement by the UN Security Council president on the settlement of conflicts in the Middle East that was expected to be adopted at the ministerial level meeting on September 30, Russia’s UN envoy Vitaly Churkin told TASS.

"The statement was blocked. The Americans said they will not work on our statement," he said.