Washington will agree to prolong the Russian-US treaty on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms (New START), if the two sides make a deal that suits both sides, US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said on Wednesday, The Hill reported.

"If we can get the deal right if we can make sure it fits 2021 and beyond, President Trump has made very clear that if we can get a good solid arms control agreement, we ought to get one,”  Pompeo said during hearings at the US Senate’s Foreign Relations Committee.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Wednesday that Russia is largely in compliance with the New START nuclear arms control treaty with the United States, but indicated the Trump administration is looking at expanding the scope of the pact as renewal talks begin.

Russia and the United States signed the START in 2010, and a year later it entered into force. The New START Treaty caps the number of nuclear warheads the United States and Russia can deploy at 1,550 each. The contract expires in 2021.