Text: Statement From Obama, Medvedev
(AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
The big news so far from President Obama's visit to London is his just completed meeting with Russian President Dmitriy Medvedev, at left. The two leaders agreed to negotiate a new treaty designed to further reduce and limit strategic weapons.
"As leaders of the two largest nuclear weapons states, we agreed to work together to fulfill our obligations under Article VI of the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and demonstrate leadership in reducing the number of nuclear weapons in the world," a joint statement read. "We committed our two countries to achieving a nuclear free world, while recognizing that this long-term goal will require a new emphasis on arms control and conflict resolution measures, and their full implementation by all concerned nations. We agreed to pursue new and verifiable reductions in our strategic offensive arsenals in a step-by-step process, beginning by replacing the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with a new, legally-binding treaty."
Below is the full text from two statements the leaders released, covering nuclear proliferation and other topics:
