Obama To Host Nuclear Security Summit In March-April

WASHINGTON: U.S. President Barack Obama would host the fourth and final nuclear security summit in March- April next year which is expected to be attended by a galaxy of world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The two-day summit here on March 31 and April 1 will continue discussion on the evolving threat and highlight steps that can be taken together to minimise the use of highly- enriched uranium, secure vulnerable materials, counter nuclear smuggling and deter, detect, and disrupt attempts at nuclear terrorism, White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest said.

While no official announcement has been made on who all would participate in the nuclear security summit, the U.S.-led international meeting is expected to be attended by a galaxy of world leaders including Prime Minister Modi.

The then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had attended the inaugural nuclear security summit in Washington DC in 2010. This was followed by additional Summits in Seoul in 2012 and The Hague in 2014.

These summits achieved tangible improvements in the security of nuclear materials and stronger international institutions that support nuclear security, the White House said.

If Modi travels to Washington for the Nuclear Security Summit, this would be his third trip to the U.S. in less than two years after becoming the Prime Minister in May 2014.
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