[Russian Deputy Foreign Minister: Russia and the United States have no bilateral arms control dialogue] On October 21, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Ryabkov stated that Russia and the United States have no bilateral arms control dialogue. The two sides only have occasional meetings on the margins of international activities, such as the Conference on Disarmament, the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, and during the United Nations General Assembly. He said that he did not rule out new contacts after the agenda was crystallized during France's tenure as coordinator of the five nuclear powers, but it would still take place on the sidelines of international meetings. Ryabkov said that Russia has noticed the public signals from the United States, including from the highest level, but does not see the prerequisites for resuming dialogue. The resumption of dialogue requires a clear and understandable improvement in the relationship between the United States and Russia. The assessment will be studied by relevant departments and given priority by the leadership. Russia has sent the necessary signal and the United States is aware of it. He opposed the United States' selection of only current needs from the broad issues of strategic stability, and took nuclear testing as an example, saying that the United States was trying to introduce practices that were inconsistent with the provisions of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty into discussions, which has not entered into force because the United States did not ratify it.