G8 leaders to focus on international security

HUNTSVILLE, Canada, June 26, (AFP) -Leaders of the industrial world were to shift their attention to Iran and North Korea as nuclear proliferation and other international security issues take center stage at their summit.

“The session tomorrow is going to focus on peace and security, Iran and North Korea will be discussed,” a senior US official told reporters.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said US President Barack Obama also planned bilateral meetings with the leaders of South Korea on Saturday and of China and Japan on Sunday to discuss the security situation in East Asia.