BEIJING, June 4: The United States and China held talks on security and non-proliferation issues here on Wednesday with discussions touching on the weaponisation of space, Iran and North Korea, a US official said.

The talks led by John Rood, US undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, and assistant Chinese foreign minister He Yafei were the first such discussions between the two sides since 2004, Rood said.—AFP