“We were able to widely present positions to each other, we heard critical comments from the American side, which is more than normal, we also heard their opinion on how we need to continue working.
On the whole, we are very pleased with how this first opening meeting at our level took place in Geneva today, ”he told reporters, Ryabkov's words are quoted by TASS.
The deputy minister noted that the US delegation had 100% worked out its agenda on strategic stability issues, in which there were no "surprises as such" for Russia.
On July 28, the Russian and US delegations during the consultations on strategic stability held in Geneva discussed security threats and the prospects for a "new control" over nuclear arms.
Washington assessed the past consultations as "professional and meaningful."