Ambassador of United Kingdom Matthew Rycroft described Churkin as "a diplomatic giant."
"We disagree on many issues, but I always find him an honest and descent colleague no matter the issues, no matter the positions," said Rycroft.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres also expressed his regret at Churkin's passing which "represents a deep loss for all of us in the United Nations, including in this Council, where his distinctive voice was ever-present for the past decade."
Born on Feb. 21, 1952 in Moscow, Churkin was ambassador-at-large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation from 2003 to 2006. He was his country's ambassador to Canada from 1998 to 2003, and to Belgium from 1994 to 1998 before he represented Russia at the United Nations since 2006.
His sudden death stunned the diplomatic community, staff of the UN secretariat and reporters here.
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