China calls for world without nuclear weapons

October 9th, 2009 BRUSSELS - The decision to award this year's Nobel Peace Prize to US President Barack Obama is a tribute to his drive for a nuclear-free world, the head of the European Commission said Friday. "The award of the prize to President Obama, leader of the most significant military power in the world, at the beginning of his mandate, is a reflection of the hopes he has raised globally with his vision of a world without nuclear weapons," said Jose Manuel Barroso.

September 30th, 2009 Syria calls for Israel to join nuclear treatyUNITED NATIONS — Syria says Israel must comply with the demands of the International Atomic Energy Agency if the Mideast is to become a region free of weapons of mass destruction. Syria's Foreign Minister Walid Al-Moualem echoed on Monday calls by many Arab nations at the U.N.

September 28th, 2009 WASHINGTON - U S Defense Secretary Robert Gates has claimed that Iran has every intention of developing nuclear weapons. In an interview with ABC aired Sunday, Gates added that "the question of whether they have made a formal decision to move towards the development of nuclear weapons is in doubt." "This is part of a pattern of deception and lies on the part of the Iranians from the very beginning with respect to their nuclear program," he said.

September 25th, 2009 China urging Iran to cooperate on nuclear facilityPITTSBURGH — China is urging Iran to cooperate with the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency looking into a secret Iranian nuclear facility.

September 24th, 2009 Key elements in UN nuclear resolutionKey elements in the resolution adopted unanimously Thursday by the U.N. Security Council: NUCLEAR-FREE Resolved "to create the conditions for a world without nuclear weapons." COMPREHENSIVE TEST BAN TREATY Urged all states to ratify the treaty, which outlaws all nuclear tests everywhere.

September 22nd, 2009 Iran says it is open to nuclear weapons discussionNEW YORK — Iran's leader is telling The Associated Press that he expects open discussion of nuclear issues at a planned meeting with officials from the U.S. and five other powers.

September 11th, 2009 APNewsBreak: US proposes nuclear resolution at UNUNITED NATIONS — The United States circulated a draft U.N. resolution Friday calling for stepped up efforts to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons which it hopes will be adopted by world leaders at a meeting later this month chaired by President Barack Obama.

August 12th, 2009 China warns of 'arms race in outer space'GENEVA — China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi called Wednesday for international diplomacy to avert an "arms race in outer space." Space should be reserved for peaceful purposes, Yang told the 65-nation Conference on Disarmament in Geneva. "Outer space is now facing the looming danger of weaponization," he said.

July 9th, 2009 L'AQUILA - The Group of Eight (G8) industrialised nations meeting in Italy endorsed calls by US President Barack Obama for a world without nuclear weapons. "We are all committed to seeking a safer world for all and to creating the conditions for a world without nuclear weapons, in accordance with the goals of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty," G8 leaders said in a joint statement Wednesday.

June 4th, 2009 CAIRO - In a much-anticipated speech to the Muslim world from Cairo Thursday, US President Barack Obama urged Iran and other countries to abandon their nuclear weapons programmes. He acknowledged the US role in "overthrowing a democratically elected government" in Iran.

May 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Pakistan has said that it is ready to phase out its nuclear weapons if India too agrees to do the same. Terming Pakistan's nuclear arsenal as a 'deterrent' against India, Pakistan's Ambassador to the United States, Hussain Haqqani said Islamabad is willing to ink an accord with New Delhi in order to destroy the nukes possessed by the two neighboring countries.

May 23rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Stating that Pakistan's nuclear weapon is a "deterrent" against India, the country's top diplomat to the US Saturday expressed willingness to enter into an agreement with New Delhi to phase out all nuclear arms possessed by the two countries. Appearing on US television to make a public appeal to donate aid for the displaced people in the Swat valley, Pakistan's ambassador to the US Hussein Haqqani insisted that the nuclear weapons of his country are safe and there should be no concern about their security.

May 6th, 2009 Obama: Tougher treaty to halt nuke weapons neededUNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama urged delegates at a U.N. meeting to strengthen the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty so it can deal with the threats of nuclear terrorism and the spread of nuclear weapons.

April 28th, 2009 China says it is transparent about nuclear weaponsBEIJING — China said Tuesday that it is completely transparent about its nuclear arsenal and dismissed a call by Japan for more information ahead of a visit by the Japanese prime minister. China's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu told reporters China supports international nuclear disarmament efforts and had made "unremitting efforts" for a ban of nuclear weapons.

April 27th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Responding to concerns of the United States and the international community over its nuclear arsenal, Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said all nuclear installations in the country are safe. "All Pakistani nuclear installations are under extra security.