Egypt under Hosni Mubarak had deteriorated to the status of a failed state. We must wipe the slate clean and start again.

If I could have just 1 per cent of the money spent on global armaments, no one in this world would go to bed hungry.

The Muslim Brotherhood is a religiously conservative group. They are a minority in Egypt. They are not a majority of the Egyptian people, but they have a lot of credibility because all the other liberal parties have been smothered for 30 years.

It would be, in fact, very ominous if Iraq were to be able to get weapon-usable material, hydro-plutonium or highly enriched uranium from abroad.

I hope everybody will go back to the negotiating table. Ive always said this is the only way forward.

You cannot apply your high standards to a country [Egypt] burdened with decades of autocratic rule. Our democracy is still in its infancy.

My conscience does not permit me to run for the presidency or any other official position unless it is within a democratic framework.