MOSCOW, February 3. /TASS/. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov held talks on strategic stability and arms control, as well as prospects for BRICS cooperation, during consultations in Beijing with colleagues from the Chinese Foreign Ministry, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

"A wide range of key issues of strategic stability and related aspects of international security, including arms control and non-proliferation, were discussed. As a result, a strong alignment of the two countries’ principled approaches in these areas was noted, and a mutual commitment to further strengthen cooperation and coordination was confirmed," the ministry said following the consultations.

It added that the parties also discussed the multifaceted BRICS partnership.

"Support was expressed for the work of the Indian presidency in all three main areas of cooperation within the association - politics and security, economics and finance, and cultural and humanitarian ties," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

During his trip to Beijing, Ryabkov met with Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu and Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs Liu Bin.