“The United States is firmly convinced that the Security Council is the best place to hold discussions related to the extension of the UN arms embargo,” RIA Novosti quotes the response of a State Department spokesman to a request for comment on the relevant initiative.
On August 14, Putin proposed to urgently convene an online summit on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) on the Iranian nuclear deal, as well as develop security mechanisms in the Persian Gulf.