In a note on his Twitter page, Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation (INS) Christopher Ford announced that he has invited Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov for a new round of talks on strategic stability.
“Big day for strategic security diplomacy with Russia: in meeting with Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov, [U.S. Assistant Secretary Chris] Ford finalized planning for a Space Security Exchange at end of July,” the INS notice stated. “Ford also invited Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov to new round of the Strategic Security Dialogue last held in January.”
Ryabkov and U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Arms Control Marshall Billingslea had earlier met in Vienna on June 22 in Vienna, in which held nine hours of talks.
