IRNA: President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says Tehran will be ready for talks with Washington if the US abandons its hostile policies towards Iran.
"If the US stops its 30-year anti-Iran policies, Tehran will be ready for dialogue with the country on the basis of mutual respect," said Ahmadinejad in an interview with Japan's nationwide NHK TV.
Ahmadinejad said the US should stop interfering in other countries' internal affairs and deal with its own problems instead.
Elsewhere in his remarks, Ahmadinejad said it makes no difference for Iran who -- Barack Obama or John McCain -- will be the next US president.
He then urged promotion of relations between Iran and Japan -- two countries with common culture and values.
He said if Japan wants expansion of ties with Iran, it should decide irrespective of others' views. [Source: IRNA] September 5, 2008
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