{"id":83903,"date":"2016-12-19T14:14:43","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T19:14:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/?p=83903"},"modified":"2016-12-19T14:14:43","modified_gmt":"2016-12-19T19:14:43","slug":"statement-on-assassination-of-russian-ambassador-to-turkey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.un.org\/pga\/71\/2016\/12\/19\/statement-on-assassination-of-russian-ambassador-to-turkey\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement on assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Statement on assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><strong>Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵITED NATIONS, <em>19 December 2016<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 The President of the United Nations General Assembly H.E. Peter Thomson has strongly condemned the assassination of the Russian Ambassador to Turkey H.E. Andrey Karlov. The assassination occurred in Ankara, Turkey, today during an art exhibition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cI am horrified by the incoming news on the assassination of Ambassador Karlov, and unreservedly condemn this terrible act of violence perpetrated against a senior member of the diplomatic corps,\u201d President Thomson said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\u201cI wish to extend my sincere condolences to Ambassador Karlov\u2019s family and the Government of the Russian Federation in this difficult moment\u201d he added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Statement on assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵITED NATIONS, 19 December 2016 \u2014 The President of the United Nations General Assembly H.E. 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