If we have confidence in our own beliefs, we should not fear freedom of thought,

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.

We are saddened by the statements of the French prime minister and of President (Jacques) Chirac.

It's ridiculous to call this bargaining for dollars. The political and military dimensions are far more important, the economic dimension comes after these,

At this stage it is impossible for us to accept anything outside this.

They are working on it, ... We don't know the exact reasons yet, they are searching [for] any technical problems, but I think we will give the exact results tomorrow.