I would say I need two things: the first one is to be objective in every statement he could make regarding any conflict around the world, including Syria. The second one is not to turn Secretary-General office into a part or branch of the State Department of the United States.

The fact that there are people who criticize me doesn't mean that people hate me.

We don't say that we don't have it, we're still secular in Syria, but with the time, this secularism will be eroded.

You cannot talk about winning the war as long as there's killing and destruction on daily basis.

We've been living in difficult circumstances and we prepare ourselves for every possibility. But that doesn't mean if you're prepared things will be better ; it's going to get worse with any foolish strike or stupid war.

We've been dealing with this kind of terrorism since the fifties, since the Muslim Brotherhood came to Syria at that time.

Iran doesn't have any soldier in Syria, so how could Iran help me ?