"We are seeing progress. It's probably not as fast as we would like it to be but certainly the direction of travel is positive.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

In Lebanon, which has known long periods of instability in recent years, Paul Haidostian, who is the president of Haigazian University, believes that Mr.Obama's Nobel is a step in the right direction and is a positive omen for the future.

VOA: standard.2009.10.09

"I think that the proposal that the President made in Geneva to have Iran withdraw its enriched uranium, or a good portion of it, outside Iran is a positive first step in that direction and I support and appreciate the President's ongoing efforts to unite the international community to address the challenge of Iran's attempts to become a nuclear military power,"

VOA: standard.2009.10.30