“We consider it extremely important to make real progress in creating a zone in the Middle East free of nuclear and other types of weapons of mass destruction and their delivery vehicles,” the diplomat quoted RIA Novosti as saying.

As Ryabkov noted, Russia calls on “representatives of all interested parties to participate in the upcoming conference on this topic in New York November 18-22”.

Earlier, U.S. Special Representative for Iran Brian Hook warned of a new arms race in the Middle East in 2020.