TEHRAN,
Feb. 16 (ISNA)-Supreme Leader's representative at Supreme National Security
Council said Iran does not want to continue enmity and conflict with the US but
ruled out immediate twist in their frozen ties.
There is not much optimism that Tehran and Washington would come up with one
single conclusion in all discords in between, said Expediency Council Strategic
Research Center Director Hassan Rohani interviewed by Ashna radio station.
"Our conflicts with the US are too complicated to be solved in a couple of
months or years," he noted.
Meanwhile regarding US President Barack Obama remarks over dialogue with Iran he
asserted "yet, they (US officials) do not know how the changes would be. Obama
administration has recently taken office... and they need some months for
deliberations to come to a conclusion. I believe their word is currently just a
slogan and nothing more."
Iran has not yet faced any positive and extraordinary move in practice by Obama
administration for example regarding the Middle East or Palestine, he added.
Or for example Vice President Joseph Biden in Munich conference says Iran has
two options, whether it forgo its nuclear program and accepts the incentives or
it continues and faces more sanctions and isolation, he noted, "that means the
US fundamental policy has not yet changed but apparently they say their policy
is to change and they are ready for negotiation without preconditions."
"Of course if the US is really ready for change of stances and policies towards
Iran, the response inside Iran may also be change," he noted as saying he was
commenting on the issue as a citizen and the decision is up to high-ranking
officials.
"We don't want the enmity and conflict with the US to go on.., but whether at
the end of this policy for decreasing antagonism we would reach an interaction
point I believe it's too soon to say and it is hard to judge in this regard."
... Payvand News - 02/16/09 ... --