When monarchies were collapsing in a number of countries, we had radicals and we had Nasserism.
ADEL AL-JUBEIRThe Middle East has gone through periods of turmoil before.
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If you want to have children, go to your wife and make new ones.” [Bashar] Assad’s people rebelled.
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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 don’t tolerate terrorism.
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We have always said there are two ways to resolve Syria, and both will end up with the same result: a Syria without Bashar Assad.
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In the 1950s and 1960s, there were revolutions.
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The country [Syria] would be destroyed. Unfortunately, our warnings are coming true.
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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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You cannot impose your values on us, otherwise the world will become the law of the jungle.
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We both want a unified Syria that is stable in which all Syrians enjoy equal rights.
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It was in possession of heavy weapons, ballistic missiles and even an air force.
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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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But we have these problems in our region, and nobody has been able to resolve them.
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We have a legal system, and we have a penal code.
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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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The Iranians know what they need to do in order to become a responsible member of the international community and in order to become a good neighbor, and it’s really up to them to change their behavior.
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Just like we respect your legal system, you [europeans] should respect our legal system.
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Do you want us to lead, or do you want us to play a supporting role?
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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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And Iran is responsible for setting up sectarian militias in Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Yemen, whose objective is to destabilize those countries.
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We support any deal that denies Iran nuclear weapons
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Iran is responsible for a number of terrorist attacks in the Kingdom,
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It is responsible for smuggling explosives and drugs into Saudi Arabia.
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Bashar Assad has said many things. We will see in the near term whether he is serious about a political process.
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Iran began a policy of expanding its revolution, of interfering with the affairs of its neighbors
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It is important that Bashar leaves in the beginning, not at the end of the process.
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Is Russia worried that defeating Daesh will open the door for defeating Bashar Assad?
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