The representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry offered an alternative to the American program about

Anatoly Antonov, director of the Department of Security and Disarmament of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, speaking at the 62nd session of the UN General Assembly in New York, called for avoiding the development of events known since the Cold War. He proposed an alternative path - "conduct an analysis of potential missile threats until 2020 and think about creating a regional objective monitoring system for the development of a strategic situation." He emphasized that this proposal is not an addition to the US plans for the deployment of the Global PRO base in Europe, but an alternative to them, ” the UN News Center said.

The representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry said that one of the most important elements of strengthening international stability is nuclear disarmament. He said that since 1991, the Russian nuclear arsenal has been reduced by five times, and the total number of reserves of non -strategic nuclear weapons by three quarters. The diplomat said that Russia does not mind the provision of guarantees to non -nuclear states that exclude the use or threat of the use of nuclear weapons against them.

Antonov called on all countries on which the entry into force of the contract on a comprehensive prohibition of nuclear tests depends, to ratify it as soon as possible, Interfax reports.

The Russian representative proposed to create international centers for the provision of a nuclear fuel cycle. He said that the International Center for Enroding Uranus was created as the first step in the Russian city of Angarsk. The founders of the center are Russia and Kazakhstan.