NPT review confab ex-chair sees accord on Iran's nuke program as good sign

Libran Cabactulan, a Philippine diplomat who chaired the previous Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty review conference, speaks in an interview with Kyodo News at the United Nations in New York on April 9, 2015. He sees as a good sign the framework agreement on the Iranian nuclear program between Tehran and six big powers, including the United States, saying it will help steer the forthcoming NPT review conference in a good direction. The conference will start in New York on April 27. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo