Clinton: iran is "off to a good start" ...

"Clinton said Iran's meeting this month in Geneva with representatives of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany marked a return to substantive dialogue.
"It wasn't more than that, but it was a good start to a return to serious negotiations," Clinton said during an appearance in Canada with the Canadian and Mexican foreign ministers....
Asked if she had any reaction to news that Ahmadinejad had sacked long-serving Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki and replaced him with one of his close allies, Iranian nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi, Clinton said she had no insight into what might have caused the decision.But she expressed confidence that the personnel change would not affect how negotiations may go forward. "Whether one person or another is foreign minister is not as important as ... what the policy of the Iranian government is in dealing with the international community on this very important matter," Clinton said..."