Security Council president, British Ambassador Emyr Jones Parry, backed the Russian demand for Shamba's visa.[25][26] But the U.S. Ambassador, Alejandro Daniel Wolff, accused the Russian side of “a mischievous effort” to raise “false analogies” between Abkhazia and Kosovo, thus “complicating the discussion.”[27] The U.S. stated that such airport to UNHQ visa access was not guaranteed to countries seeking international recognition; Kosovo president Fatmir Sejdiu had been given a visa.[28] Sergei Shamba himself described the situation as "dual standards".[29][30][31]