US is not ready for strategic stability dialogue, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov told reporters on Tuesday.

“I must tell you that at the moment we have no confirmation that Washington is ready to continue such a dialogue,” he said. “We made specific proposals on possible dates. Basically, we are ready to show flexibility on that score and hope our counterparts will finally specify their approach as to when and in what format to meet,” TASS reported quoting Ryabkov. 

“It is not necessarily to hold a meeting between large delegations with various government agencies, the foreign and defense ministries, represented," the senior diplomat said adding: "We could hold a less formal meeting with a smaller contingent of delegation members. We are ready for that, of course, so we will be waiting for a reply.”