President Rouhani addressed the professors and students of Moscow State University and said: "Resolving the issues of today's world requires cooperation among scientists and governments". He added: "The wane of the West's dominance and the end of wealth monopoly is a historic opportunity to build a new world".He went on to say: "Today's human needs moderation more than ever". Dr Rouhani also underscored global consensus to root out extremism and violence, saying: "Islamophobia, racism and takfiri ideas have common roots".