The statesmen still say that we should not interfere in the internal affairs of other nations and yet it is not possible any longer not to interfere, even when we do not mean to do so.

Any coalition has its troubles, as every married man knows.

While we are very clear that we do not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, we are concerned at the escalation of violence in Nepal. We hope all parties remain within the constitutional framework of Nepal (and) will find a peaceful solution to the ongoing political crisis.

What Ottawa and Washington used to think about Turkey or Iran was not very important because we really didn't think much about either, but now what we think about them is extremely important - to ourselves and to many other peoples.

Speakers are not supposed to waste time on platitudes, but the capacity of this generation for ignoring the obvious and concentrating on the negative and the obscure is immense.

We tell the public which way the cat is jumping. The public will take care of the cat.