The US president has issued a videotaped appeal to Iran offering a "new beginning" in US-Iranian relations.
"My administration is now committed to diplomacy that addresses the full range of issues before us, and to pursuing constructive ties," Barack Obama said in a message distributed on Friday.
The White House distributed the videotape and posted it on its website to coincide with Iranian observance of the Nowruz festival, celebrating the arrival of spring.
Reacting positively to the offer, the press adviser to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian president, urged Obama to back his words with concrete action to repair what he called past mistakes.
FULL ARTICLE
20 March 2009
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment