The United States in my view has a responsibility in this case -- it is about the relationship between us and Moldova and the accusation that the United States took advantage of a small and weak country -- which is not the case.

What we're dealing with is a government in Chisinau (the Moldovan capital) with one hand slapping the United States and with the other, digging in the pockets of the United States.

South Korea put a lot of pressure on the United States … South Korea told us they consider this an alliance issue,

South Korea put a lot of pressure on the United States ... South Korea told us they consider this an alliance issue.

We have asked the United States to provide us with that evidence, and we have not seen any forthcoming,

Whenever the United States came to Syria asking us for assistance, on issues they wanted our assistance ... we immediately engaged with the United States. This has included our support for the elections in Iraq, our securing the borders. We have done everything possible to secure the borders between Syria and Iraq.