Russia, as coordinator of the informal association of nuclear states, will propose holding consultations in the “nuclear five” format; The next meeting of experts will be held on the sidelines of the meeting of the First Committee of the UN General Assembly in New York. York. This was announced by Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov during a conversation. RIA News.
The diplomat described the format of the “nuclear five” as a separate issue that is not directly related to the issue of dialogue between the United States and Russia on strategic stability, because the “five” have their own agenda.
According to Ryabkov, the Russian side wants to adjust the agenda and does not want to reduce everything only to nuclear risks, and proposes to expand the agenda, including working on the new cycle of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and nuclear weapons-related issues. Interaction of the five-state group of permanent members of the UN Security Council on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
“This does not apply to our bilateral problems with the United States,” Russian Deputy Foreign Minister emphasized.
The “Nuclear Five” is an informal union of states with nuclear weapons. This union includes Russia, China, England, USA and France.
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