By — Jeffrey Brown Jeffrey Brown Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/egypts-foreign-minister Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Egypt’s Foreign Minister Discusses a Nuclear-Free Middle East World Apr 12, 2010 3:16 PM EDT The two-day nuclear security summit that President Obama is hosting in Washington this week is grand in terms of the number of countries attending, but tightly focused in its stated agenda: Finding ways to secure the materials — highly enriched uranium and plutonium — that go into making weapons and thereby prevent nuclear terrorism. But bring all these leaders together and, of course, there are many topics to discuss, even within the realm of nuclear diplomacy. Monday morning, we sat down to talk with the leader of Egypt’s delegation, Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, about nuclear security, Iran, Israel, and growing concerns about a new nuclear arms race in the Middle East. You can watch our conversation here: Video edited by Larisa Epatko We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Jeffrey Brown Jeffrey Brown In his more than 30-year career with the News Hour, Brown has served as co-anchor, studio moderator, and field reporter on a wide range of national and international issues, with work taking him around the country and to many parts of the globe. As arts correspondent he has profiled many of the world's leading writers, musicians, actors and other artists. Among his signature works at the News Hour: a multi-year series, “Culture at Risk,” about threatened cultural heritage in the United States and abroad; the creation of the NewsHour’s online “Art Beat”; and hosting the monthly book club, “Now Read This,” a collaboration with The New York Times.
The two-day nuclear security summit that President Obama is hosting in Washington this week is grand in terms of the number of countries attending, but tightly focused in its stated agenda: Finding ways to secure the materials — highly enriched uranium and plutonium — that go into making weapons and thereby prevent nuclear terrorism. But bring all these leaders together and, of course, there are many topics to discuss, even within the realm of nuclear diplomacy. Monday morning, we sat down to talk with the leader of Egypt’s delegation, Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul Gheit, about nuclear security, Iran, Israel, and growing concerns about a new nuclear arms race in the Middle East. You can watch our conversation here: Video edited by Larisa Epatko We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now