Obama says pressure must be maintained on Iran

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U.S. President Barack Obama meets with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the G20 Summit in Cannes, France November 3, 2011.   REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

U.S. President Barack Obama meets with French President Nicolas Sarkozy at the G20 Summit in Cannes, France November 3, 2011.

Credit: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

CANNES, France | Thu Nov 3, 2011 7:34am EDT

CANNES, France (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said he and French President Nicolas Sarkozy agreed during talks on Thursday on the need for pressure to be maintained on Iran over its nuclear program.

"We had the opportunity to talk about a range of security issues," Obama told reporters following talks with Sarkozy ahead of a G20 heads of state summit in the French resort of Cannes.

"One in particular that I want to mention is the continuing threat posed by Iran's nuclear program. The IAEA is scheduled to release a report on Iran's nuclear program next week and President Sarkozy and I agree on the need to maintain the unprecedented pressure on Iran to meet its obligations."

(Reporting Laura MacInnis and Alister Bull)

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brian-decree wrote:
Who gives a stuff what either of them think…

They’re both bought and owned by the same people, they both aren’t educated on such matters as they are only experts in public relations, and they both have little to no credibility, especially Obama and especially when it comes to nuclear weapons.

Zero credibility.

Nov 03, 2011 7:20am EDT  --  Report as abuse
BlueOkie wrote:
How is this news! Obama has been saying this for a long time. He’s talking the talk and talking the talk and talking the talk… …

VP Biden was suppose to be incharge of foreign relations as Obama didn’t know anything about it.

Nov 03, 2011 9:22am EDT  --  Report as abuse
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