MOSCOW, October 12 /TASS/ Russia will continue seeking the creation of a zone free from weapons of mass destruction (WMD), including nuclear weapons, in the Middle East, a Russian diplomat said on Monday.

"The creation of a zone free from weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, will remain an item in the international agenda until the 1995 resolution on the Middle East (adopted at an NPT review and extension conference) is not fully implemented," Mikhail Ulyanov, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry department for non-proliferation and arms control, said at the general political discussion held in the first committee of the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

"Russia is ready to help the regional states to achieve this goal both at the national level and jointly with the resolution’s co-authors. A conference on creation of a zone free from weapons of mass destruction (WMD) in the Middle East should be convened as the first step," Ulyanov stressed.

The Russian diplomat said he was disappointed that the NPT Review and Extension Conference held in May 2015 failed to pass the final document because of objections of three states to its Middle East section.