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Queen Noor appeals for deeper nuclear cuts

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The Associated Press

Published: July 6, 2009

AMMAN, Jordan - Jordan's Queen Noor, a founder of an international initiative to eliminate nuclear weapons, called on the presidents of the United States and Russia to advance the cause at their summit today by agreeing to significant cuts in their arsenals.

Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev in April issued a joint statement committing themselves to the goal of a nuclear weapons-free world. The two are to meet today in Moscow for talks that many expect will lead to a framework agreement on new weapons cuts beyond the START-1 treaty that expires this year.

"We're so heartened that President Obama and President Medvedev have made that commitment. We pray they will build on that in the July 6th meeting, commit to deep reductions in their arsenals that will then help us to begin multilateral negotiations with the other nuclear countries that we hope will deter other countries aspiring to become nuclear ... to see that the movement is going against them," Noor said.

The American-born Noor, the widow of King Hussein, is one of the founders of Global Zero, which includes current and former senior officials from nations with nuclear weapons. The organization last month presented a four-step plan aimed at eliminating nuclear weapons by 2030.

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