“Not to talk but to take actions”: Obama applied to the participants of 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit
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The session of the 2012 Seoul Nuclear Security Summit is going on also today. The session started yesterday as it was already reported.
Leaders and representatives from more than 50 nations and four international institutions are attending the summit. The response to nuclear terrorism, protection of nuclear materials and facilities as well as prevention of illegal trafficking of nuclear materials are on agenda to be discussed during the session.
Giving an opening remark at the beginning of the session, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak stressed the need for close international coordination to strengthen the global nuclear security regime, China Daily writes.
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Noting 1,600 tons of highly enriched uranium and 500 tons of plutonium capable of producingsome 126,500 nuclear weapons are stored worldwide, Lee said minimizing and ultimatelyremoving all loose nuclear materials is a fundamental solution for preventing nuclear terrorism.
Lee continued that it is the obligation of world leaders to maintain peace and security of allmankind. Therefore, they must carry out all means to prevent terrorists from obtaining nuclearmaterials.
US President Barack Obama said more nations come to the summit “not to talk but to take actions”.
The world’s governments are fulfilling commitments made in
“I think we all understand that no one nation can do this alone, and the goal will only be metwhen we work as an international community. What we did in Washington and what we do inSeoul will be part of a larger global architecture designed to reduce the threat of nuclearterrorism and pursuing peaceful uses of nuclear technology,” he said.
The plenary session will be held for two and a half hours, followed by a working lunch andanother plenary session before Lee holds a press conference highlighting the achievements ofthe two- day summit.
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