Clinton visits Russia to discuss Iran, nuclear treaty

[SpartanDem]

Source: afp

MOSCOW — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton began a mission to Russia on Tuesday to advance negotiations for a new US-Russian nuclear arms treaty and seek Moscow's help in curbing Iran's nuclear ambitions.

On her first trip here as chief US diplomat, Clinton is to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and President Dmitry Medvedev to discuss the key topics but also efforts to bring peace to the Middle East and Afghanistan.

A US official said Clinton, who consulted British allies on Iran on Sunday, will ask the pair "what specific forms of pressure Russia would be prepared to join us and our other allies in if Iran fails to live up to its obligations."

The senior State Department official, speaking to reporters on the condition of anonymity, confirmed that sanctions would be discussed as a form of pressure.



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[Wizard777]

1. Smart Lady! She needs to have all her bases covered.

So she or Barack needs to talk to China next. If they haven't already. I must say I am highly impressed with Hillary's Statesmanship. In diplomatic dealings with Iran. She needs to be ever mindful of that old Persian Charm. It's easy to get swept away by it. In fact that's how they got Alexander the Great out of Persia. Seduced and swept away by that old Persian Charm. They can be the diplomat's diplomat when they take a notion to be. In fact our earliest diplomacy was based in part on Persian diplomacy. The diplomat's diplomat in deed.