Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday congratulated US president-elect Barack Obama on his success -- rare praise between two countries which are arch-foes, IRNA news agency reported.
"I congratulate you on being able to attract the majority of votes of the participants of the election," Ahmadinejad said in a message to Obama carried by the official agency.
"You know the opportunities bestowed upon people by God are short-lived," he said.
"I hope you make the most of the chance of service and leave a good name by preferring people's real interests and justice to the insatiable demands of a selfish and indecent minority."
"The great Iranian nation welcomes real, basic and fair changes in behaviour and policies, especially in this region," Ahmadinejad said, referring to the Middle East.
"You are generally expected to make a fast and clear response to the demands for basic... change in US domestic and foreign policy, which all people in the world and Americans want on top of your agenda," he told Obama.
The Iranian president said Obama is expected to replace US "militaristic policies, occupation... and the imposition of unfair and discriminatory relations with an attitude based on justice, respect for nations' rights and non-interference."
"The US government's interference should be limited to that country's geographical boundaries," IRNA quoted Ahmadinejad as saying.
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"I congratulate you on being able to attract the majority of votes of the participants of the election," Ahmadinejad said in a message to Obama carried by the official agency.
"You know the opportunities bestowed upon people by God are short-lived," he said.
"I hope you make the most of the chance of service and leave a good name by preferring people's real interests and justice to the insatiable demands of a selfish and indecent minority."
"The great Iranian nation welcomes real, basic and fair changes in behaviour and policies, especially in this region," Ahmadinejad said, referring to the Middle East.
"You are generally expected to make a fast and clear response to the demands for basic... change in US domestic and foreign policy, which all people in the world and Americans want on top of your agenda," he told Obama.
The Iranian president said Obama is expected to replace US "militaristic policies, occupation... and the imposition of unfair and discriminatory relations with an attitude based on justice, respect for nations' rights and non-interference."
"The US government's interference should be limited to that country's geographical boundaries," IRNA quoted Ahmadinejad as saying.
Read on.
2 comments:
I am sure that Ahmadinejad is not the only world leader that is looking forward to being able to work with the United States again.
I like the President of Iran but I understand others opinions. Now it was not just the President who congrats Obama/Biden it's also with the permission of the Supreme Leader who rules the country. I emailed the Iran President and he answered me. He respects the American people and said one day he'd like to visit Disneyland in Califonria. I hope he gets the chance to do that so we can show just how nice American people really are.
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