[Al Arabiya Latest] United States President Barack Obama and Chinese President Hu Jintao agreed late Monday to jointly push for new nuclear sanctions on Iran, U.S. officials said, heralding an apparent diplomatic breakthrough, as French President Nicolas Sarkozy said that his country will not give up its nuclear weapons.
Injecting momentum into the drive to punish Tehran, Hu and Obama instructed their delegations at the United Nations to work together on a draft resolution, the officials said, as Obama seeks to enact toughened sanctions within weeks.
Hu's entourage was less specific after the talks, but said that the United States and China shared the "same overall goal" on Iran, after months of U.S. efforts to secure Chinese cooperation on "biting" new sanctions. |