HONOLULU (AP) ? President Barack Obama is meeting with leaders of Pacific Rim nations at an economic summit in his home state of Hawaii. He’s also engaging in sidelines diplomacy on Iran with the heads of two crucial countries, China and Russia.
Despite efforts to show unity with the two nations in responding to new alarms about Iran’s nuclear threat, Obama emerged from top-level meetings without winning a pledge of support.
The meetings follow a report from the U.N. atomic agency that asserts Iran has conducted secret work to develop nuclear arms.
On Sunday Obama turns his attention to economic diplomacy in gatherings with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum. Obama believes the fast-growing region will only become more important to the U.S.
