Famine and unemployment are the raw material for dictatorships.

Those who believe that if someone who would want to radically change the foreign policy of a country such as the United States, which is very difficult, and often although some of us in here who may fear that this may happen, what we should be doing is build bridges, not walls.

Austerity is not part of the European treaties; democracy and the principle of popular sovereignty are.

Greece gave democracy to the rest of the world.

Real freedom for people can only exist whenever there is security and independence.

I have underscored my commitment to dialogue and cooperation with our neighboring Turkey, a country that plays an important role for the future of our region. But I still stress that the promotion of this important relations can only take place on the basis of mutual respect without threats of war and questioning of sovereign rights.

It is our duty to make a leap into the future, and I believe that we will make it.