U.S., Gulf have mutual nuclear arms interests: Geithner

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JEDDAH | Tue Jul 14, 2009 5:23am EDT

JEDDAH (Reuters) - U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Tuesday the United States and Gulf region have an interest in trying to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons.

"We have a common security interest ... in trying to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons in this region," he told journalists during a visit to Saudi Arabia.

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