Were aligning ourselves with Kerry. Our allegiance will be for peace, against war, no more deaths for oil, and for a dialogue between the government of Spain and the new Kerry administration.

Please receive in the name of the Spanish government and the people of Spain our warmest congratulations for your election as Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church and my best wishes for the Papacy which you begin today. [to Pope Benedict XVI]

Markets are very important but for the government the citizens are more so.

I said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat.

You can't bomb a people just in case.

Any peace process after so many years of horror and terror will be long and difficult.

No Spanish government has given into terror and no government will do that.