The Moscow Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the largest association of entrepreneurs of the capital of Russia, deeply mourns the sudden death of Mr. Vitaly Churkin, who for many years has been at the forefront of Russian foreign policy, representing and protecting the rights and interests of the Motherland through clear, sure diplomatic means, opposing any attempts to violate the legitimate rights of the Russian Federation.
A man of rare courage and deep profound decency, highly professional, a true intellectual and a patriot of Russia. Together with the rest of the country, we mourn the passing of Vitaly Churkin.
We express our sincere and deep condolences to his family, friends and colleagues. Eternal memory.