"Yes, I can confirm it. This information [about the meeting in Cairo] is true. A face-to-face meeting of the bilateral consultative commission will take place after a long break caused by the COVID-19 restrictions. It will last about a week — from late November to the first days of December," Ryabkov said.
The Russian delegation will be led by Vladimir Leontiev, Ryabkov's special representative and concurrently the deputy director of the Department for Nonproliferation and Arms Control of the Russian Foreign Ministry.
"The resumption of START inspections is one of the many issues on the agenda of the upcoming event," the Russian deputy foreign minister added.
In February 2021, Moscow and Washington extended the only remaining nuclear arms treaty for five more years without any renegotiation of its terms. New START is now set to expire on February 5, 2026.