G-20 Shifts Focus to Iran

" Well let's get now to another top story the G-20 meetings in Pittsburgh. Now until today trade and economic recovery have been the primary focus. But how much of that focus is turned to Iran. And report to be secret nuclear facility in that country. Would violate UN resolutions. Peter Barnes and Pittsburgh with the latest bit of a shocker this morning with Peter."

" Well you know no question about it Bryant President Obama joined by French president Nicholas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown the prime minister of Britain calling out Iran over the disclosure of a secret uranium enrichment facility. And as you mentioned violate UN resolutions on the face off with the Iran and its nuclear program was a dramatic opening to the G-20 which as you know. Normally focuses on. The global economic issues. The 3 leaders this morning demanding that Iran fully disclose its nuclear ambitions or be held accountable for the world community."

" Iran's decision to build yet another nuclear facility. Without notifying BI AEA. Represents a direct challenge. To the basic compact at the center of the nonproliferation --"

" Now according to administration officials US and western intelligence operations -- New of this underground facility for several years. It has about 3000 centrifuges and is heavily protected and heavily disguised they say they say it is not operational right now. But they say it is a few months away from going on line the president saying intelligence reports determined that the facility is quote inconsistent. With a peaceful program. Officials say Iran became aware recently that the secrecy of the facility. Have been compromised and as a result it wrote a letter to the UN's international atomic energy agency acknowledging its existence earlier this week. And the agency is demanding information about it and access to the facility as soon as possible not a policy responses the administration is saying. This disclosure will benefit it. As it pursues diplomatic efforts diplomatic efforts to win approval for and enforce UN. I sanctions if Iran doesn't stand down. From its a nuclear weapons ambitions now on G-20 news just want to let you know that the president had a bilateral meeting this morning with -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown. And that went on to open the plenary session. Of the G-20 about thirty minutes ago and we also have learned that the G-20 which now will be comments we've previously reported that the platform. Going forward for international trade discussions to include an embrace China Brazil. And India and as. Equal partners in global economic coordination of policy. They won't -- now again next year twice in Canada and in South Korea right back to. -- Peter Barnes and."