Surely, God on high has not refused to give us enough wisdom to find ways to bring us an improvement in relations between the two great nations on earth.

We could only solve our problems by cooperating with other countries. It would have been paradoxical not to cooperate. And therefore we needed to put an end to the Iron Curtain, to change the nature of international relations, to rid them of ideological confrontation, and particularly to end the arms race.

Our enemy sees us clearly. They will not start a war. They're worried about one thing: If democracy develops here, if we succeed, we will win.

devotion to his followers is a remarkable example to all of us.

There should be competition and exchanges between different countries, but there are certainly certain universal values, and that is freedom and democracy.

I think we need more young people; we need to elect young people to government. We need to give them a chance, in the media, in politics, in democracy.