U.S. and Europe allies stress Iran must not get nuclear weapons, UK says

The foreign ministers of Britain, France, Germany and the United States expressed their "shared fundamental security interest in upholding the nuclear non-proliferation regime" for Iran when they met on Thursday, Britain said.

"Regarding Iran, the E3 and the United States expressed their shared fundamental security interest in upholding the nuclear non-proliferation regime and ensuring that Iran can never develop a nuclear weapon," the foreign ministry said.

The ministers also "expressed their shared concerns over Iran’s recent actions to produce both uranium enriched up to 20% and uranium metal," it said in a statement. (Writing by William Schomberg; Editing by Alistair Smout)