So Obama likes being humiliated on the global stage?

Via Washington Examiner:

White House press secretary Jay Carney said Wednesday that President Obama was not disappointed that a proposed meeting withIranian President Hassan Rouhani was rejected by Tehran.

“The president is not,” said Carney when asked by a reporter if Obama was “disappointed.”

“He was open to the possibility of an informal encounter with President Rouhani,” he added. “He remains open to that.”

Both Obama and Rouhani spoke at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, raising speculation that the two leaders might speak or interact. Rouhani, a moderate, was recently elected Iran’s new president, and made a number of diplomatic overtures to the U.S., claiming he would not build nuclear weapons and calling for “constructive” dialogue.

“The president believes that the most important issues when it comes to Iran’s relationship with the international community, including the United States, are ones that need to be resolved over negotiations over substantive matters over Iran’s nuclear weapons program,” he said.

“We should not over interpret that the Iranians decided against having an encounter,” he added.