Obama says he wants US to organize summit next year on global nuclear security

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 26th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh returned here Sunday after attending the two-day G20 Summit in Pittsburgh, US. The summit was hosted by US President Barack Obama in which developing countries like India were assured a greater say in the affairs of the global financial system.

September 25th, 2009 Obama spending day at G-20 summitWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama is spending the day in Pittsburgh, the site of the G-20 economic summit. The White House says the president will attend both morning and afternoon plenary sessions and will attend the G-20 leaders lunch.

September 24th, 2009 UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations Security Council in a rare meeting of heads of state, led for the first time by a US president, adopted a resolution Thursday focused on stopping the spread of nuclear weapons. With President Obama acting as chairman, the council unanimously passed the resolution aimed at ensuring full compliance with international arms agreements from countries like North Korea and Iran, which have either banned inspectors or severely limited their access.

September 24th, 2009 Obama arrives in Pittsburgh to host summitPITTSBURGH — President Barack Obama has arrived in Pittsburgh for a summit with leaders of the world's major economies. One year after the global economic meltdown began, the leaders will hold talks Thursday and Friday to make sure a fledgling global recovery remains on track while laying down tougher rules for global financial institutions.

August 5th, 2009 Obama to chair UN meeting on nonproliferationUNITED NATIONS — President Barack Obama will chair a high-level meeting of the Security Council on nonproliferation and disarmament during the U.S. presidency of the U.N.'s most powerful body in September, the U.S.

July 16th, 2009 LONDON - The British government Thursday urged India and Pakistan to sign the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty as it unveiled its blueprint for addressing global nuclear challenges ahead of two key summits next year. It is in the long term interests of regional and global security for India and Pakistan to commence a process that will enable them to engage in the global disarmament framework, said a report published ahead of the NPT Review Conference to be held in May 2010.

July 10th, 2009 Obama says G-8 summit leaders tackled tough issuesL'AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama is hailing "candid and spirited discussions" at the G-8 summit, saying the world must come to grips with chronic problems like economic stagnation and climate change. Summing up three days of talks with fellow leaders in Italy, Obama said he and others have agreed that a full recovery from the global economic recession is "still a ways off." He also noted that he and the leaders of other industrialized nations had productive discussions about limiting the proliferation of nuclear weapon systems.

July 10th, 2009 Obama: Washington and Moscow must lead on nukesL'AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama says the United States and Russia must show they're "fulfilling their commitments" to lead global efforts to curb the spread of nuclear weapons. Obama told a news conference at the end of the G-8 summit that if the two superpowers demonstrate that they will limit or eliminate these weapons, it would strengthen their moral authority to speak to others, like North Korea and Iran.

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.

July 8th, 2009 Obama attending G-8 summit in ItalyROME — President Barack Obama is flying from Russia to Italy today for the G-8 summit of leading industrial nations. Agenda items include global warming, trade, Iran's nuclear ambitions and food security.

July 8th, 2009 L'AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama has arrived in the quake-ravaged Italian town of L'Aquila as the first Group of Eight summit of his presidency opened. Obama was greeted by host Silvio Berlusconi at the summit at a walled-off police academy where leaders of eight industrialized nations will hold their three-day meeting.

July 8th, 2009 US to host nuclear security summit in MarchL'AQUILA, Italy — President Barack Obama is planning to host a nuclear security summit in Washington next March. Obama's deputy national security adviser, Mark Lippert, says Obama announced the summit during a dinner with leaders of the world's top industrial nations in Italy.

June 18th, 2009 Russia-US talks on nuclear arms 'constructive'MOSCOW — Russia says talks with the United States on nuclear arms reductions have been constructive, but suggests a summit next month may not bring a new deal. Talks on an arms reduction deal to replace the 1991 START treaty are a keystone of efforts to improve troubled Russian-American ties.

March 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - If his doctors give him the go-ahead, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is recuperating from a coronary bypass surgery, will go to London to attend the G20 summit in London April 2. This will be the prime minister's first overseas visit this year and the first after his bypass surgery nearly six weeks ago.