BERLIN, January 30 (RIA Novosti) - German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier called on the U.S. and Russian presidents to take the initiative on nuclear disarmament during a meeting in Germany's parliament on Friday.

"The last period of reforms ended without any results," he said. "It is obvious that Russia and the U.S., which have more than 90% of the world's nuclear weapons, need to set an example here. I call on both of the young presidents from the U.S. and Russia...to push this forward."

The minister said that he had already seen some of the "signs" that the U.S. was ready to move forward and renew the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) once it expires in December this year.

He also said that Obama had signaled his intention to send an agreement banning nuclear weapons tests to the U.S. Senate as well as halting the production of fissile materials capable of making nuclear weapons.

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