MOSCOW, April 1. /TASS/. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov and Foreign Secretary of India Vijay Gokhale discussed cooperation at the BRICS venue and the problems of arms control, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement released on Monday.

"[The sides] discussed cooperation in the BRICS, problems of the leading multilateral export-control regimes, including New Delhi’s application for membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), other issues of arms non-proliferation and control, as well as current issues on the international agenda of mutual interest," the ministry said.