The war in Yemen is not a war that we wanted.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRJust like we respect your legal system, you [europeans] should respect our legal system.
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All of this, however, is still in the discussion phase and in the initial planning phase.
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Then I tell them: Don’t keep attacking us as you have done for the last years.
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Quite the contrary, in the Gulf, we see an increase in American military presence, as well as an increase in American investments.
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Like Russia, we have an interest in fighting radicalism and extremism.
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Is Russia worried that defeating Daesh will open the door for defeating Bashar Assad?
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We had no other option – there was a radical militia allied with Iran and Hezbollah that took over the country.
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It seems people don’t read or listen. Our scholars and our media have been very outspoken.
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We don’t tolerate terrorism.
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Just like surface-to-air missiles in Afghanistan were able to change the balance of power there.
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We were the first country in the world to hold a national public awareness campaign against extremism and terrorism.
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Daesh members wear shoes. Does this mean everybody who wears shoes is Daesh?
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There is a political process which we are trying to achieve through what is called the Vienna Group.
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I don’t think anyone can predict what the short term will look like. In the long term, it will be a Syria without Bashar Assad
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Why would we not want to fight an ideology whose objective is to kill us?
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We expressed our readiness to join the US-led, international coalition against Daesh with special forces.
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