UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia's new United Nations ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, arrived for his first day of work at the world body on Friday, pledging Moscow's commitment to promoting peace, development and human rights.
Nebenzia succeeds longtime Ambassador Vitaly Churkin, who died suddenly in February of an apparent heart attack. Churkin, 64, had served as Moscow's U.N. envoy for more than a decade.
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