Iran's Rouhani goes on 'charm offensive', but Israel left out

New president woos Davos delegates with call for 'constructive engagement' and economic partnerships

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PRESIDENT ROUHANI'S conciliatory speech to the Davos World Economic Forum today constitutes Iran's "application to rejoin the international community", the New York Times says.

Rouhani told the forum that Iran was seeking "constructive engagement" with its neighbours, and insisted that it has no intention of acquiring nuclear weapons.

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