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Obama Honors Polish President at Nuclear Summit

   VOA News 13 April 2010
   President  Barack  Obama,  accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden and
   Secretary  of  State  Hillary  Clinton,  leads a moment of silence for
   Polish  President Lech Kaczynski during the Nuclear Security Summit in
   Washington, 13 Apr 2010

Photo: AP

   President  Barack  Obama,  accompanied by Vice President Joe Biden and
   Secretary  of  State  Hillary  Clinton,  leads a moment of silence for
   Polish  President Lech Kaczynski during the Nuclear Security Summit in
   Washington, 13 Apr 2010

   U.S.  President Barack Obama and other world leaders paused Tuesday to
   honor  Polish  President  Lech Kaczynski and members of his delegation
   killed in a plane crash last week.
   President  Obama  led  a  moment  of  silence Tuesday as he opened the
   second day of the nuclear summit in Washington.
   Mr.  Obama  said  he  was  shocked  and deeply saddened by the loss of
   President  Kaczynski.   The Polish leader's plane crashed Saturday in
   western  Russia,  killing  Mr.  Kaczynski,  his  wife and other Polish
   civilian, political and military leaders.
   Mr.  Obama said the tragedy was not just a loss for Poland, but a loss
   for  the  entire  world.   He  said  the international community will
   continue  to  rally  around  the Polish people, saying they have shown
   strength and resilience throughout their history.

   Some information for this report was provided by AP.

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