Iran is responsible for a number of terrorist attacks in the Kingdom,
ADEL AL-JUBEIRBashar Assad has said many things. We will see in the near term whether he is serious about a political process.
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Just like we respect your legal system, you [europeans] should respect our legal system.
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Iran has been a neighbor for millenia, and will continue to be a neighbor for millenia.
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Iran put to death more than a thousand people last year. I don’t see EU reporting on it.
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To write a constitution and to open the way for elections.
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Should the political process not work, there is always the other approach.
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If the deployment of ground troops helps in the fight against Daesh, why is that World War III?
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People are saying, “Oh my God, Saudi Arabia has changed.” It’s a contradiction.
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Let’s not forget: This all began when you had eight- and nine-year-old children writing graffiti on walls.
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This will make the transition happen with less death and destruction.
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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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We warned when the crisis began in 2011 that unless it was resolved quickly
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Today it’s a little bit more complicated.
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Their parents were told: “You will never see them again.
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Other than our disagreement over Syria, I would say our relationship with Russia is very good and we are seeking to broaden and deepen it.
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The Middle East has gone through periods of turmoil before.
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Even the disagreement over Syria is more of a tactical one than a strategic one.
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But we have these problems in our region, and nobody has been able to resolve them.
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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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What we want is stability and security so we can focus on our own development.
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You cannot lecture another people about what you think is right or wrong based on your value system unless you’re willing to accept others imposing their value system on you.
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We want to have good ties with the Iranians, but if they want good ties with us
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Saudi Arabia has said that if the US-led coalition against Daesh is prepared to engage in ground operations
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The Russians say their objective is to defeat Daesh, too.
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Why would we not want to fight an ideology whose objective is to kill us?
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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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There is a political process which we are trying to achieve through what is called the Vienna Group.
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