Obama to Discuss Financial Crisis World Leaders 9

CHICAGO - Before the first appearance in public, the U.S. president-elect Barack Obama held talks with world leaders about financial crisis and several other crucial issues.

Obama spoke of Australia's head of state, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Japan, Mexico, and South Korea over the phone.

Another crucial issue discussed Obama with world leaders on issues including the war in Afghanistan, climate change, nuclear issues of North Korea and Iran.

"Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak agreed to cooperate in disarming North Korea's nuclear weapons and financial turmoil," said spokesman Lee in Seoul as reported by Agence France Presse, Friday (7/11/2008).

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said he and Obama discuss the solutions together to overcome the financial crisis and the huge challenge of climate change.

Obama and German Chancellor Angela Merkel also agreed to further strengthen cooperation in resolving the dispute over Iran's nuclear program, Afghanistan, climate change, and the financial crisis.

Reform the financial system was also raised in talks between Mr Obama with French President Nicolas Sarkozy, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, and Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso. Obama also talked about Afghanistan, climate change and nuclear North Korea with Aso.

Whereas with Felipe Calderon of Mexico Presdien Obama talked about immigration and drug smuggling on the border of two countries