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               Iran's President-Elect Rowhani Promises 'New Era'

   by VOA News

   Iran's newly elected president is promising to follow a path of
   moderation, saying his victory signals a new era for the Iranian
   people.
   Moderate cleric Hassan Rowhani spoke during a televised news conference
   Monday, his first since his surprise win in Friday's presidential
   election.
   Rowhani said he would "follow the path of moderation and justice, not
   extremism.''  He also promised to revive what he called constructive
   interaction with the rest of the world and to help fix Iran's faltering
   economy.
   Iran's economy has been battered by several rounds of international
   sanctions because of its controversial nuclear program.  The United
   States and other Western nations suspect Iran of trying to build
   nuclear weapons.  Iran said its nuclear program is for peaceful
   purposes only.
   On his English-language Twitter feed, Rowhani said the solution to the
   impasse about Iran's nuclear program is transparency and mutual
   respect, and that "we can take more steps to make it clear to the world
   that our nuclear program is within international regulations."
   European Union Foreign Policy Chief Catherine Ashton Monday said she
   was committed to working with Iran's newly elected president to find a
   diplomatic solution.
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