The State Department said Russia had “unilaterally postponed” a Bilateral Advisory Commission assembly that was scheduled to begin Tuesday in Egypt and last until next week. He said Russia promised to propose new dates but provided no explanation for the delay.
“The United States is in a position to postpone as soon as possible, as the resumption of inspections is a precedent for maintaining the treaty as a tool of stability,” the branch said. He said he had no main points on why Russia sought the postponement or when the talks might be postponed.
“We’re going to work with the embassy to find out what happened here,” Kirby said. “And we would like to see him back on the calendar as soon as possible because he is vital. for our two nations. It’s vital for the rest of the world. “
The Bilateral Advisory Commission clarifies the main points of U. S. inspections. The U. S. and Russian military sites each under the New START treaty, the last major arms pact between Washington and Moscow.
The commission has not met for more than a year, first due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but has since stalled due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Open lines of communication despite other differences.
In delivering the planned resumption of talks, State Department spokesman Ned Price said the talks would focus entirely on implementing the New START inspection procedure and would come with any discussion of the confrontation in Ukraine.
“It demonstrates our commitment to threat reduction, strategic stability, to which we remain committed, that is deeply of bilateral interest, and we hope that the next assembly will be constructive,” he said.
“We have clarified to Russia that the measures imposed as a result of Russia’s unprovoked war against Ukraine do not prevent you, the Russians and Russian inspectors, from conducting New START Treaty inspections in the United States,” Price said. “So we hope that the BCC assembly will allow us to continue with those inspections. “(backslash)
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