“It is necessary to put a barrier to attempts to weaken the system of arms control, disarmament and non-proliferation in order to maintain global stability,” Lavrov said.
He stressed that today in various regions of the world "armed conflicts continue to rage."
“Added to them are the acute threats of our time: international terrorism, drug and cybercrime, climate change.
This year, this list has been replenished with another formidable challenge - the coronavirus pandemic, which provoked serious crisis phenomena in the socio-economic and other spheres, ”the minister said.
Earlier, Russia's Permanent Representative to the UN Vasily Nebenzya said that Russia was interested in extending the treaty on the reduction of strategic offensive arms.