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

We know North Korea has the plutonium that can go into the bomb.

Iran has the technology to produce the highly enriched uranium, which is not automatically meaning nuclear weapon.

Well, I think we still have to verify whatever declaration we will get and make sure that it is comprehensive and accurate. So, that would take care of the past activities.

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.

I think it is fair to say that it is under a great deal of stress, and if I am asking for significant changes, it is because the world is going through significant changes.

No one should be put on trial without a valid reason. Former President Morsi must be treated with dignity. These are the conditions of national reconciliation.