Iran calls for 'change of behaviour' after Bush re-election

TEHRAN (AFP) - Foreign Minister Kamal Kharazi gave Iran's first formal reaction to George W. Bush's re-election, urging the US president to undergo a "change of behaviour" in his second term.
"This is an internal matter for the United States and the American people," Kharazi replied when asked to respond to Bush's re-election.
"But what is important to us is a change of behaviour. In that respect, we hope for positive developments in the second part of Mr. Bush's presidency," he said during a news conference with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing.
In 2002, Bush famously lumped Iran into an "axis of evil" along with Saddam Hussein's Iraq and Stalinist North Korea. The US is currently pushing for Iran to be referred to the UN Security Council over its nuclear programme.

11/06/2004 - 13:58 GMT - AFP