Dialogue 09/06/09 Obama's first trip to Middle East

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Hello, I am Yang Rui reporting live from Beijing. President Obama called for a new beginning between the United States and Muslims in his speech at the Cairo University citing Koran as part of the common ground in the new chapter. He also says that Iran has the right to civilian and peaceful use of nuclear power.

At the same time, this first African American President in the US history says that the US enjoys unbreakable ties with Israel although he criticized Israel for the continuous Jewish settlements in the West Bank. To take a closer look at the reconciliatory message that he delivered to the 1.5 billion Muslims around the world, we are joined here live by Mr. Hua Liming, former Chinese ambassador to Iran, Mr. Hussein Ismail, an Egyptian correspondent to Beijing and Mr. Brandon Blackburn-Dwyer, our commentator of world affairs from the US.