US for stronger cooperation with India, Brazil, China

Lalit K Jha
Washington, Jan 23 (PTI) Spelling out the agenda of the
administration in its second year, the White House has said
US President Barack Obama and his team would work towards
promoting stronger bilateral cooperation with countries like
India, Brazil, China and South Africa.
"We will continue to build on the President's efforts
with regards to promoting a stronger bilateral cooperation
with countries like India, Brazil, China, South Africa," White
House spokesman Mike Hammer told foreign journalists
on Friday.
Hammer also said the President, in the second year in the
office, is determined to work every day to advance American
National Security interest.
Noting that a nuclear security summit will be held here
on April 11 and 12, he said the President aims to "very
aggressively" push forward a counter-proliferation agenda to
ensure security of nuclear arms and to prevent any potential
for atomic terrorism, which relates to issues of North Korea
and Iran.
"We certainly anticipate, of course, the summits in
Canada and later in Korea relating to economic issues," he
said, adding the President would be making foreign visits too,
but the schedule has not been announced yet.
In the first year, Obama received countless leaders at
the White House -- including his first State Guest Prime
Minister Manmohan Singh -- and he fully anticipates this
coming year to also get into discussing many key bilateral
ties, Hammer said. PTI