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Russia's ambassador to UN Vitaly Churkin dies

21 February 2017 10:16 (UTC+04:00)
Russia's ambassador to UN Vitaly Churkin dies

Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Churkin died on Monday at the age of 64, the Russian Foreign Ministry said, TASS reported.

"The Russian Foreign Ministry deeply regrets to announce that Russia’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Vitaly Ivanovich Churkin has died suddenly in New York on February 20, a day ahead of his 65th birthday," the ministry said.

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