By IRNA,
Berlin : Former US national security advisor Gary Sick said he witnessed no major changes in the general viewpoints of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his speech at the 63rd UN General Assembly in New York.
Talking to IRNA in Berlin via phone Wednesday evening, Sick said, “I have seen nothing in the reporting that suggest any radical difference in his approach this time.”
Pointing to Ahmadinejad’s address at the UN and his interview with CNN, the ex-aide of former US president Jimmy Carter added, “One of the things that came through is the tone he adopted which is somewhat softer than it has been been in the past.”
Referring to the possibility for unconditional talks between the US and Iran, Sick said the next four months leading to the end of the current US administration’s term would be a “very good moment” to engage in such a dialogue.
The 73-year-old Sick served on the staff of the National Security Council under former presidents Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.
He was also the principal White House aide for Persian Gulf affairs from 1976 to 1981.
Sick is presently heading the Persian Gulf Project 2000 at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.