The Germans should be the first to sympathize with us [Egyptians]. They know how difficult it is to build a democracy following a dictatorship, and they were the first to be critical of Morsi's anti-democratic policies.

Every country has the right to nuclear technology as long as they use it safely, peacefully and in a secure way.

We must abandon the unworkable notion that it is morally reprehensible for some countries to pursue weapons of mass destruction, yet morally acceptable for others to rely on them for security - and indeed to continue to refine their capacities and postulate plans for their use

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

I grew up in a conservative household. That was the life of the time in Egypt: a conservative, middle-class household.

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.

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