It was helpful to have the American troops there in great strength. They knew there'd be consequences if they didn't move back. Now, there has been some removal of the foreign forces.

The Palestinian election is something that was really a turning point. It's a mandate for peace.

I wish the meeting had been as good as the lunch.

An independent and free media is essential to ensure democracy.

The NATO forces will, to the extent that they have capacity, assist the war crimes tribunal.

I think there is a good deal of promise in those discussions as well. I think there is a range of matters that might be discussed between NATO and Russia that can provide a mechanism for talking through these issues, a way to give reassurance on these issues.

It will be undertaken, of course, in the June or July summit, and then to bring NATO closer to Russia or vice versa is a way to move toward integration - toward the integration of Europe.