Member of the International Affairs Committee of the Federation Council Sergey Tsekov. Archive photo MOSCOW, Jan. 3 The joint statement of the «five» nuclear powers on the prevention of war between the countries possessing nuclear weapons may be a continuation of Russia's initiative on security guarantees, Sergei, a member of the international committee of the Federation Council, told RIA Novosti on Monday Tsekov: Earlier, the Kremlin's website published a message that the leaders of China, Russia, Britain, the United States and France issued a statement to prevent nuclear war and prevent war between countries possessing nuclear weapons. The heads of the nuclear five countries also declared their determination to conduct a dialogue based on mutual respect and recognition of each other's interests. «The statement of the nuclear five countries on the need to prevent a nuclear war may be a continuation of Russia's initiative on security guarantees,» the politician said. that the appearance of such a document is the result of great efforts by Moscow, as well as a dialogue between the leaders of Russia and the United States. The parliamentarian expressed hope that during the talks on security guarantees scheduled for January «new agreements will be reached that will give everyone an opportunity to breathe in peace.» Tsekov stressed that the security measures proposed by Russia concern all countries, the entire world community. And we should talk not only about nuclear war, but also about any armed conflicts. He believes that the Russian leadership is working on this very substantively. «I hope there will be (new) agreements that will reduce tensions in the world,» the legislator said. Tsekov called the statement of the «nuclear five» «very good news» in the first days of 2022. 
Leaders of the nuclear five countries made a general statement on security
