US hopes new Iranian Govt will engage with intl community

The US has said that the inauguration of President Hassan Rouhani presents an opportunity for Iran to quickly resolve the international community's concerns over it's contested nuclear program.
President Hassan Rouhani yesterday said the foreign ministry would take over talks with world powers on the issue. The talks are set to resume September 27 after a five-month hiatus.
"We have seen these reports and we reiterate our hope that the Iranian government will engage substantively with the international community to reach a diplomatic solution to Iran's nuclear program and to cooperate fully with the IAEA in its investigation," the State Department spokesperson, Jen Psaki, said.

"The inauguration of President Rouhani presents an opportunity for Iran to act quickly to resolve the international community's deep concerns over Iran's nuclear program," she said.
"Should this new government choose to engage substantively and seriously to meet its international obligations and find a peaceful solution to this issue, it will find a willing partner in the United States," Psaki said.
Rouhani announced that nuclear negotiations will be run by the Foreign Ministry headed by Zarif, a US-educated diplomat and former long-serving Iranian ambassador to the UN.
According to The Washington Post, Zarif is considered a moderate with close ties to members of Iran's reform movement.

He is known for a dry sense of humour.