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Reinfeldt's EU President speech at the UN

EU Presidency statement by Fredrik Reinfeldt in the UN General Assembly – Swedish Presidency of the European Union: "Iran must regain the trust of the international community, comply with relevant Security Council resolutions and contribute to peace in the Middle East."

Obama's speech:

"But if the governments of Iran and North Korea choose to ignore international standards; if they put the pursuit of nuclear weapons ahead of regional stability and the security and opportunity of their own people; if they are oblivious to the dangers of escalating nuclear arms races in both East Asia and the Middle East - then they must be held accountable."

Multipolarity is hailed and no world leadership is seen as for Obama's speech. However, EU is milder in the tone as can be seen by the comparison of the discussions on Iran.

The New York Times used the word "stern" about Obama's talk. EU might have come out as the more reasonable of the two in front of representatives for the countries of the world.

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