Invariably, also a Palestinian state should live side by side with Israel within recognized and secure borders and the security and prosperity of the Palestinian people must be guaranteed

But foremost, I do not subscribe to the view that Islamic culture and democracy cannot be reconciled.

We will not leave this nation at the mercy of YouTube and Facebook.

A confidence problem exists on the part of the people of the region who desire democratic rule in principle, but remain suspicious of both the fashion with which democratization is presented and the purposes of the democratic world.

It is essential that policy instruments be developed that would firmly establish democratization on the basis of social consensus and enable transformation on stable grounds.

The relations between Russia and Turkey entered into a really positive stage. I am sure that steps we both take will widen our cooperation.

In other words, the bar should be maintained at the level of a pluralistic and participatory democracy.