I go to the gym, I swim daily and from time to time I meet with friends and do extra-curricular stuff.

We will not allow the past to drag us down and stop us from moving ahead. We understand where we should move.

In relations between the states ... the interests of the country should be correlated with the interests of other countries, and compromise is to be found when resolving the most complex issues.

People are always teaching us democracy but the people who teach us democracy don't want to learn it themselves.

Prime Minister [Shinzō Abe] and I have spoken a lot, and we said all the right things, in my opinion, about creating an atmosphere of trust and friendship between our nations and peoples.

Russia is a very reliable and big market. I don't remember the figure but, for example, the German machine-building industry has been increasing its supplies to Russia every year. These supplies are huge. Does someone want to discontinue these supplies? We'll buy from somebody else.

A happy love needs to be reciprocated.