Tolerance, inter-cultural dialogue and respect for diversity are more essential than ever in a world where peoples are becoming more and more closely interconnected.

We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will.

If you are neutral in a situation where one side is patently being mistreated, the conclusion is that you're siding with this wrong.

We were all children once. And we all share the desire for the well-being of our children, which has always been and will continue to be the most universally cherished aspiration of humankind.

I don't see a situation where one side will win militarily, take over Syria, and there will be peace and quiet, a clean victory.

I urge the Iraqi leadership for sake of its own people... to seize this opportunity and thereby begin to end the isolation and suffering of the Iraqi people.

The young and dynamic and idealistic people in the square do not have the chance to organise themselves politically, to be able to follow through their dreams in six months time, to play an effective role in the future.