The Russian Foreign Ministry hopes for an agreement in Geneva on aspects of the degree of control of autonomous weapons.
Russia hopes that at the upcoming conference in Geneva next week, countries can agree on a mandate for a group of government experts on lethal autonomous weapons systems that will suit everyone, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. "We hope that during the upcoming conference, the participating countries will be able to approve a mandate for the future group (government experts - IF) suitable for everyone, as well as make decisions on other issues, including national implementation, universalization of administrative and financial aspects.