OBAMA, PUTIN AGREE TO CONTINUE COOPERATION ON NUCLEAR ISSUES

Obama and Putin also said they were continuing research on converting U.S. and Russian research reactors to use low-enriched uranium, would "redouble" efforts to improve nuclear security, curb nuclear smuggling and combat nuclear terrorism, and vowed support for the entry into force of the Comprehensive Test-Ban Treaty and the start of negotiations on a Fissile Material Cutoff Treaty. "Nuclear arms control and non-proliferation remain a special responsibility for the United States and Russia as the two states with the world’s largest nuclear weapons arsenals," Obama and Putin said. "We reiterate our strong support for the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and our shared goal of universal adherence to and compliance with that Treaty and the International Atomic Energy Agency’s comprehensive safeguards, consistent with the Treaty’s Article III, and with the Additional Protocol. We recognize the achievements made through the Nuclear Security Summits, including the removal and elimination of nuclear materials, minimization of the civilian use of highly enriched uranium, and worldwide improvements in a nuclear security culture."