“We held a traditional round of bilateral consultations on security issues, I met with the Deputy General Director, Ambassador (Yehoshuoy. - RT ) Zarka, I was received by the Foreign Ministry General Director, Mr. (Alon. - RT ) Ushpits,” RIA Novosti quoted RIA Novosti as saying.
He said that during the meetings "the themes of arms control, non-proliferation, the prospects for carrying out activities in this area, which are coming up, are very different, more chamber, broader, universal."
Ryabkov noted that the topic of Iran was also touched.
“We don’t agree on everything, it would be strange to expect full agreement, but there are areas where we have fairly close approaches,” the diplomat added.
Earlier it was reported that Russian leader Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during which they discussed the situation in Syria.