Clinton addresses Muslim world

Hillary Clinton, the US secretary of State, has echoed a call from Barack Obama, the US president, for a fresh start with the Muslim world, but she warned that forging a stronger relationship would take time. Addressing an annual US-Islamic World Forum in Doha, Qatar on Sunday, Clinton said the Obama administration's efforts in the region have often been "obscured by suspicion and misunderstanding". "It is time, as President Obama said in his speech in Cairo, for a new beginning based on a commitment to open dialogue and equal partnership. A new beginning that confronts the tensions between us and commits all of us to doing the hard work necessary to resolve them." Clinton also addressed concerns that Obama's call during his speech last June was "insufficient and insincere". "Building a stronger relationship cannot happen overnight. It takes patience, persistence and hard work from all of us," she said. "We are and will remain committed to the president's vision for a new beginning."