US and Russia Begin Follow-up Actions After Summit... High-level Nuclear Disarmament Talks to Start Soon

US Ambassador to Russia "Expecting a 'New Security Equation' Including All Weapons"
Cybersecurity Cooperation Also to Be Discussed Amid Repeated Ransomware Attacks

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Suhwan] According to reports by TASS and Sputnik on the 13th (local time), the United States and Russia plan to hold a deputy foreign minister-level working meeting soon to prepare follow-up measures on issues discussed at last month's summit.

According to the reports, Anatoly Antonov, Russian Ambassador to the United States, stated in a lecture at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California, "Russia and the United States will hold the first deputy foreign minister-level meeting related to strategic stability (nuclear arms control) within a few weeks to discuss matters of mutual interest."

He added, "This meeting should aim to create a new 'security equation' that includes all forms of offensive and defensive weapons, including nuclear arms."

He also emphasized, "Russia and the United States must make every effort to prevent armed conflicts that could potentially escalate into nuclear war."

Ambassador Antonov also identified cooperation measures to address hacking issues, which have emerged as a conflict point between the two countries, as a key agenda item.

He stated, "Hacking is a common challenge that must be resolved together," and argued, "If we achieve tangible results in countering cyber threats, we can eliminate one annoying issue between the two countries."

Earlier, on the 16th of last month, U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed issues such as the nuclear arms race, cybersecurity, human rights, and the restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries at a summit held in Geneva, Switzerland.

Following the summit, the two leaders adopted a joint statement on strategic stability aimed at reducing the threat of nuclear war and instructed the commencement of working-level efforts to curb the arms race.

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