Obama Backs UN Discussion of Syria Arms Proposal

Obama Backs UN Discussion of Syria Arms Proposal

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 10: U.S. President Barack Obama walks to the Oval Office of the White House September 10, 2013 in Washington, DC. With international efforts to avert a U.S. strike on Syria in progress, Obama will address the nation on the topic this evening. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

JULIE PACE, AP White House Correspondent

WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House official says President Barack Obama has agreed to discussions at the United Nations Security Council on a proposal from Russia to secure Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles.

The official says Obama discussed the proposal Tuesday with French President Francois Hollande (frahn-SWAH' oh-LAWND') and British Prime Minister David Cameron. France's foreign minister says France will float a resolution in the U.N. Security Council aimed at forcing Syria to make public its chemical weapons program, place it under international control and dismantle it.

Obama has said the proposal marks a potential breakthrough that could halt plans for a U.S. military strike, though he said the details remain unclear.

The official requested anonymity because the officials was not authorized to discuss the private conversations by name.

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