Group of Seven nuclear 'rhetoric' has the sole aim of exerting psychological, military and political pressure on Moscow and Beijing, says Russia's Foreign Ministry Follow our live coverage👇
In the first-ever communique on nuclear disarmament issued at the G7 summit last week, the group called on Russia and China to show greater transparency about their nuclear arsenals. / Photo: Reuters Archive / Photo: AARussia's Foreign Ministry has said that Group of Seven nuclear"rhetoric" has the sole aim of exerting psychological, military and political pressure on Moscow and Beijing.
In comments on the document, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov - the ministry's point man for arms control - said the statement reflects the group's anti-Russian and anti-Chinese tone. South Africa’s main opposition party, the Democratic Alliance , condemned the minister in the Presidency responsible for state security for his plans to travel to Moscow this week for an international high-level meeting on security matters.
The South African government said in a statement that State Security Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni will attend the International Meeting of High-level officials responsible for Security Matters from May 23-25 in Russia.
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