MOSCOW, Nov. 2 (Xinhua) -- Russia and the United States will continue their talks on nuclear arsenal cut on Nov. 9, said the Russian Foreign Ministry in a statement on Monday.

    "On Oct. 19-30, a regular round of Russia-U.S. talks on a new accord to replace the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START-1) was held in Geneva," said the statement published on the ministry website.

    "The parties continued intensive work to approve the text of a new agreement, bearing in mind that in accordance with the instructions of the presidents of both countries it must be signed by Dec. 5, 2009," said the statement.

    The consultations will continue on Nov. 9, it added.

    The START-1, signed in 1991 between the Soviet Union and the United States, obliges both sides to reduce their nuclear warheads to 6,000 and delivery vehicles to 1,600.

    Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his U.S. counterpart Barack Obama agreed at a July summit in Moscow on the outline of the new arms cuts treaty, including slashing their countries' nuclear arsenals to 1,500-1,675 operational warheads and delivery vehicles to 500-1,000.