Lavrov Says Russia-U.S. Arms Control Talks To Start ‘By Mid-July’
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(Worthy News) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov says he expects the United States and Russia to launch new arms control talks by mid-July.
“Within days — I hope by mid-July — we plan a meeting of delegations, which are to discuss tasks set forth by the [Russian and U.S.] presidents in the area of strategic stability, arms control, and reduction,” Lavrov said on June 30, according to Russian news agencies.
U.S. President Joe Biden and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, agreed to hold nuclear arms control talks at their summit in Geneva on June 16. The talks would build on the New START treaty, a cornerstone of global arms control. [ Source: RFEL (Read More…) ]
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