US President Barack Obama has suggested tougher sanctions on Iran over its continuous pursuit of nuclear weapons.
Speaking at the 47-nation nuclear security summit in Washington, Obama urged world leaders to take joint action to prevent terrorist groups from obtaining nuclear weapons, according to Reuters.
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Obama said that China had agreed to help negotiate a new UN sanctions resolution on Iran but that Beijing still had economic concerns about sanctions.
During the summit, China sought Security Council resolution to promote a diplomatic way out of the nuclear stand-off as Iran is China’s third-largest crude oil supplier.
International Atomic Energy Agency director general Yukiya Amano said that Iran might reduce cooperation with UN inspectors if further sanctions were imposed.
