WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama called Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and French President Nicolas Sarkozy on Saturday to consult on Iran's nuclear program, the White House said.
In their call, Obama thanked Sarkozy for France's close cooperation during the negotiations in Vienna toward an agreement responding to Iran's request for fuel for a Tehran research reactor, and both presidents affirmed their full support for the proposal put forth by the U.N. nuclear watchdog IAEA, the White House said.
In his call to Medvedev, Obama thanked him for Russia's leadership in developing the proposal and both Medvedev and Obama affirmed their full support for the proposal and discussed the importance of all parties accepting it so implementation can begin as soon as possible, the White House said.
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