US President Obama, G-8 Leaders Give Iran September Deadline

(L-R) Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and US President Barack Obama pose for a group photo on the last day of the G8 Summit in L'Aquila, Italy on 10 July 2009.

The US President, Barak Obama, said Friday that Iran faces a September deadline to show good-faith efforts to halt its nuclear weapons program.

He also said that the statement issued by the world's leading industrial nations meeting here this week means the international community is ready to act, BGNES reported.

The current system of international organizations is a relic of the 20th century and needs to be updated, and the United Nations needs to step up and fulfill its role, the US President said.

He spoke at a press conference wrapping up three days of meetings with the Group of Eight top economies.

On Iran, Obama raised expectations for a September international summit in Pittsburgh, saying the invited nations will take stock of whether Iran has complied with international demands over its nuclear programs.

He also denied reports that Washington tried but failed to achieve agreement on new sanctions here, saying the statement was what he wanted.

"It provides a time frame. If Iran chooses not to walk through that door, then you have on record the G-8 to begin with, but I think potentially a lot of other countries, that are going to say we need to take further steps", Obama said.

 

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