U.S. President Barack Obama called on Thursday the new strategic arms reduction treaty between Russia and the United States "the most comprehensive arms control agreement in decades."
"We have joined with Russia to sign the most comprehensive arms control treaty in decades," Obama said during his address to the U.N. General Assembly.
"We have reduced the role of nuclear weapons in our security strategy. And here, at the U.N., we came together to strengthen the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty," he continued.
Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed the treaty in Prague in April.
The U.S. Senate foreign affairs committee approved the treaty for ratification last week, but there are fears that it will face opposition when it goes to a vote in the full house. Several senior U.S. officials have said this may happen before the November 2 mid-term elections.
WASHINGTON, September 23 (RIA Novosti)
