based Al-Nadwa said improving the American relations with the Muslim world was a target for the former US administration, but unfortunately the former administration under Bush did not take practical measures for realizing that goal. The new US administration under the leadership of Obama has pledged to go ahead on the path of improving relations with the Muslim world, said the daily. "Despite the decision of Obama to deliver his address to the Muslim world from Cairo, yet he was keen on making the Kingdom his first station in his Middle East tour due to the fact that that the Kingdom is the cradle of Islam in addition to the wisdom and farsightedness of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz. The speech of Obama in Cairo was an unprecedented speech in the American policy, said the daily, noting that Obama has stressed the importance of resolving the Palestinian problem on the basis of the two-states formula and he has plainly called for ending settlements in the Palestinian territories. The message of Obama for the Israelis was very clear and he urged them to recognize the Palestinians as they want others to recognize their right to survive. As King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz did before, Obama called for the values of dialogue, the daily noted. The speech, which was widely welcome in the Muslim quarters, is expected to open a new page in the Muslim-American relations, the daily concluded.
