China News Service, February 4th. According to the Russian Satellite Network, the spokesperson of the UN Secretary-General Dijarik said at a press conference on the 3rd that the United Nations welcomes the decision of the United States and Russia to extend the validity period of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty. , And called on the two sides to use the next five years to negotiate further arms reductions in order to reach a new agreement.
Dijarik said: “We welcome the extension of the validity of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty for five years. This is a means to maintain the verifiable limits of the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals. I think this is a major step forward. The first step to revitalize the nuclear arms control mechanism."
He also pointed out: "We call on Russia and the United States to use the next five years to negotiate further reductions in their respective nuclear weapons in order to reach a new agreement to deal with possible challenges in the nuclear weapons field."
On February 3, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement stating that the "New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty" extension agreement took effect.
On the same day, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the US Embassy in Russia exchanged notes to inform each other that the internal procedures for the agreement to extend the validity of the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty have been completed.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the "New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty" has no amendments or additional provisions, and its validity period will be extended to February 5, 2026.
The "New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty" was signed by the leaders of Russia and the United States in 2010 and came into effect on February 5, 2011, and is valid until February 5, 2021.
The treaty stipulates that the two countries should comprehensively reduce the nuclear warheads and missiles deployed during the Cold War.