"Dialogue and negotiations are preferred as instruments for resolving even the most difficult international conf[licts. The vision of a world free from nuclear arms has powerfully stimulated disarmament and arms control negotiations," it said.

"Thanks to Obama's initiative, the US is now playing a more constructive role in meeting the great climatic changes the world is confronting," it said, adding: "Democracy and human rights are to be strengthened."

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