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Iran's President Rouhani says determined to resolve nuclear issue
Source: Reuters
Iran's President Rouhani says determined to resolve nuclear issue
DUBAI | Tue Aug 6, 2013 10:06am EDT
(Reuters) - Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday he was "seriously determined" to resolve a dispute with the West over Tehran's nuclear program and was ready to enter "serious and substantive" negotiations on the issue.
But addressing his first news conference as president, he said the other side should realize a solution could be reached "solely through talks, not threats". He said he was confident the concerns of both sides could be removed in a short time.
Hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the nuclear issue have risen with Rouhani's win over conservative rivals in June, when voters replaced hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with a cleric whose watchword is "moderation" but who is still very much an Islamic Republic insider.
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More generally, Rouhani said that if Washington demonstrated goodwill towards Iran and an atmosphere of mutual respect was created, the way was open for talks to remove the concerns of both sides.
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DUBAI | Tue Aug 6, 2013 10:06am EDT
(Reuters) - Iran's new President Hassan Rouhani said on Tuesday he was "seriously determined" to resolve a dispute with the West over Tehran's nuclear program and was ready to enter "serious and substantive" negotiations on the issue.
But addressing his first news conference as president, he said the other side should realize a solution could be reached "solely through talks, not threats". He said he was confident the concerns of both sides could be removed in a short time.
Hopes for a diplomatic resolution to the nuclear issue have risen with Rouhani's win over conservative rivals in June, when voters replaced hardliner Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with a cleric whose watchword is "moderation" but who is still very much an Islamic Republic insider.
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More generally, Rouhani said that if Washington demonstrated goodwill towards Iran and an atmosphere of mutual respect was created, the way was open for talks to remove the concerns of both sides.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/08/06/us-iran-rouhani-nuclear-idUSBRE9750LD20130806
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