MOSCOW. Jan 17 (Interfax) - Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov discussed disarmament issues with U.S. Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Thomas Countryman in New York, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Arms Control, Verification, and Compliance Anita Friedt also attended the meeting.
"The sides discussed a number of issues of mutual interest concerning arms control and the nonproliferation of WMD [weapons of mass destruction]," the Russian Foreign Ministry said on its website.