The art of diplomacy is to take an opportunity and turn it into something.

A colossal event is upon us, the birth of a New World Order.

I'm afraid that the United States is more isolated today than at any other time in my memory.

The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous. They want to achieve a return to the Islamic purity of the Middle Ages.

The Europeans must finally understand the incredible shock triggered by the attacks of September 11.

I think above all, what we need with Iran is patience.

To sum up, the position we took was that since we didn't know the internal situation in Iraq nor Saddam Hussein, that our best bet was to take counsel from the people who did know him and who did deal with him.