Burbok's office commented on the incident with the "Russian Federation"

Turning off the microphone during the presentation by Annalena Berbok of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was due to a technical problem, this is the area of responsibility of the UN Secretariat. This was stated in the office of the Chairman of the UN General Assembly at the request of TASS.

"The Office of the President of the General Assembly is not responsible for technical aspects in the General Assembly Hall, this is the responsibility of the UN secretariat. We ask you to contact the office of the Representative of the Secretary—General, where they could help you with this issue," said the representative of the office of the President of the 80th UN General Assembly. Neis Collins.

According to her, this incident is a technical error unrelated to Berbok or her office.