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On Foot, On Time: Lavrov Walks to UN Headquarters Due to Obama's Motorcade

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On Foot, On Time: Lavrov Walks to UN Headquarters Due to Obama's Motorcade

18:36 GMT 20.09.2016 (Updated: 12:53 GMT 14.04.2023)

© REUTERS / Lucas JacksonRussian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confers with members of his delegation as U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the 71st United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, U.S

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov confers with members of his delegation as U.S. President Barack Obama speaks during the 71st United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan, New York, U.S - Sputnik International

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, went to a meeting of the UN General Assembly on foot due to the traffic jams caused by the passing presidential motorcade of Barack Obama.

The announcement of this appeared on the official Twitter of the Russian Foreign Ministry.

#Захарова: Манхэттен перекрыли под Б.Обаму. C.Лавров не стал ждать в пробке и пошел в ООН пешком. pic.twitter.com/xc2RqJE8E7
— МИД России (@MID_RF) September 20, 2016

"Manhattan was blocked for B.Obama. S.Lavrov did not wait in jam and went to UN on foot."

Earlier, it was reported that the US president got late for his speech at the UN, and during his absence the President of Chad, Idriss Deby, took to the podium.