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Iranian President Reaches Out to U.S. President in Letter

HeadlineMay 08, 2006

This news out of Iran — for the first time in 27 years an Iranian head of state is reaching out to an American president to discuss U.S.-Iranian relations. The Iranian government announced today that president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has sent a letter to President Bush via the Swiss Embassy in Tehran. The Iranian government did not release the text of the letter but said Ahmadinejad discussed “new solutions for getting out of international problems and the current fragile situation of the world.” Iran sent the letter as the U.S. is pushing the U.N. Security Council to censure Iran for refusing to cease enrichment of uranium. John Bolton, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, warned he would push through a resolution even if it is not supported by China or Russia. “We are still working and we again, the five permanent members to achieve unanimity. Let’s be clear that if a permanent members abstains and we have a nine vote majority, the resolution will be adopted,” Bolton said. “We are not prepared to extend these negotiations. We are working real hard to achieve permanent five unanimity but we are prepared to go for a vote with out it.”

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