Obama urges commitment to Middle East peace

US President Barack Obama has urged commitment to the Middle East peace talks, and asked regional players to support the process.
He made the call at the 65^th session of the UN General Assembly.
The President came to the UN on Thursday to urge world leaders to get behind the Middle East peace process.
The president said that an agreement to create an independent Palestine and a secure Israel could be achieved within a year.
But in order to do this Obama said Israeli and Palestinian leaders needed compromise and take serious action in the quest for peace saying “we know there will be tests along the way”.
President Obama had strong words for Iran calling on Tehran to cooperate with the international community, end its nuclear program, and return to talks.
The door, he said remained “open to diplomacy should Iran choose to walk through it.”
This was the first day of the 65^th UN general assembly which will continue over the next week and will include fringe discussions on international hotspots such as Somalia, Yemen and Sudan as well as issues such as climate change and UN reform.