AHMADINEJAD CONGRALUTES OBAMA, WARNS THAT OPPORTUNITIES BESTOWED UPON PEOPLE BY GOD ARE SHORT-LIVED
PanARMENIAN.Net
07.11.2008 16:43 GMT+04:00
/PanARMENIAN.Net/ Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday
congratulated U.S. president-elect Barack Obama on his success –
rare praise between two countries which are arch-foes, AFP reports.
"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
behavior 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 U.S. 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
U.S. "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.
Iran and the United States have had no diplomatic relations for nearly
three decades since Islamist students took American diplomats hostage
for 444 days following the 1979 Islamic revolution which toppled the
U.S.-backed shah.