Amr Moussa Quotes (54 Quotes)

He gave his blessing to the conference.

Iraq is now undergoing a security crisis.

The Arab nations do stand with President Bush, with the U. S. All countries are against international terrorism. We are very clear that we do reject any international crime of terrorism anywhere, and in particular what happened a couple days ago in the United States,

We support the Palestinian decision on May 4th or 5th or any other day.

It is the first time an Arab political representative talks about an initiative in the name of all Arabs, and I will do my best to render it a success,

Their right to establish a state is an international right,

an event we sincerely hope will support the current momentum of the peace process and help chart a path for the future Palestinian-Israeli negotiations.

Syria has the right to preserve its security, future and territorial integrity... any attempt to harm Syria will be a big mistake.. and any incorrect policy against her could in a way lead to a large fire in the Arab nation,

This could provide some balance against Israel and help the Palestinians in their negotiations. We have to take our rights because they are not going to be given to us.

What about freedom of expression when anti-Semitism is involved Then it is not freedom of expression. Then it is a crime.

We believe that a U. S. attack against Iraq would open the gates of hell in the Middle East.

stance supporting our political process was late. We say this so we can build for the future. We hope from this visit to mark a new step in Iraqi-Arab relations through the league.

We do understand and appreciate the stand taken by Bush that United States will not let go after it happened -- that we understand, but what could be done and what should be done, we stand ready to listen, to hear and to be consulted.

Any solution for the Iraqi problem cannot be reached without Arabs and Arab participation.

The political process should be pursued, including the preservation of the territorial integrity and the security of the people of Iraq. We're all very much concerned about the situation.

There are no indications for this, but we have some time before the end of Clinton's term.

If the peace process moves toward ... an imbalanced peace, the Arabs must stand in one line to prevent it,

We are very happy this is the solution that the Iraqi government reached with the representative of international legitimacy. And now that this is done, there are no problems, ... I believe that the U.S. as a responsible country will have to agree.

The initiative is there, but we cannot talk about it now while the tanks and troops are seven meters from President Arafat's room, ... If this is the Israeli response to our initiative, then it is for you and the world to know who is on the side of peace, and who is on the side of aggression.

A deal that would conceal the truth in this affair was never even considered.

We also know that there are those who reject the presence of a foreign occupier, ... But we also understand that all these things should be resolved politically now.

The situation is very dangerous and sensitive. But we in the Arab world have enough awareness to behave and react to face all the big and dangerous problems.

The real European-African partnership should be based on promoting development and liberating the African continent from its debts, which have been preventing economic progress and depriving Africa of its equitable share in the global economy,

Of course the transfer of power was decided on by the Security Council and we wish them good luck and that the Iraqi government is able to exercise its sovereignty.

We hope the Iraqi people will be spared the rigors of the use of force and that the territorial integrity and political independence and the sovereignty of Iraq will be respected and should be respected,

We need the reform, and in economic and in the social and in the democracy and humanity. But don't take us wrong, we are not going to abandon the Palestinian question, the general atmosphere in the region that will help all of us is to solve the Arab-Israeli question.

We spoke about the new Iraq and the specific mission of the head of the Arab League ... in the framework of a national dialogue and national Iraqi reconciliation.

This step ... constitutes a very basic and important message, ... I hope that the Israelis understand that. We can't take it (any) more ... the aggressive acts, not only the excessive use of force but the use of force that we have seen against the civilian population, against the Palestinians in their territories.

This is related to the future of this region as a whole, ... Either we have justice, peace and progress or chaos, confrontations continuously progressing and with no possibility of knowing in advance their results.

President Hosni Mubarak called for the immediate ending of military operations against Iraq due to the extreme damage it is causing to Iraq and its people and the region,

I salute the Iraqis and wish them victory.

There had been efforts and progress in the last 10 years, and we cannot go back to zero each time there is a change of government in Israel, ... But if there is someone who proposes going back to zero or close to zero, this is a declaration that this person does not seek peace and does not consider peace an option.

Clearly, there is some sort of coordination. This raises obvious question marks.

It is obvious that peace means the return of all occupied Arab lands ... what is required here is that we pass on to the Arab summit a complete suggested program to achieve this main goal.

There is no ceasing of killing people in the occupied territories we hope that the U.S. intervention as a sponsor of the peace process will deal with those major violations that led to a lot of Palestinian casualties.

There is a policy to provoke and push communities against each other, ... It is our policy in the Arab League that the time has come for us to talk seriously about bringing them together.

backs dialogue for solving disputes and not military power and threats.

I share the concerns of many Iraqis about the lack of consensus on the constitution,

There are no more relations to be opened until they go back to the right path of peace.

If the two parties, particularly Israel, don't agree to the implementation of the U.S. initiative, which represents the minimum which Arabs or Palestinians accept, I think peace will be in danger and the peace process can't stand up to this challenge,

What is important is that Iraq is able to exercise its sovereignty and its power for the benefit of Iraq and for the benefit of moving Iraq out of the dangerous phase it is in, to a new phase,

Nobody can sign (any agreement) now because he does not know exactly what he is signing,

We could not carry out the investigation and requested the help of the UN. Of course we will demand an international trial,

Such acts do not help peace and cause a lot of suffering,

We share their anger, but we are here to express that anger.

The political climate because of the failure of the peace process was very much poisoned in the last few years, ... Now it is our task to revive the peace process, and also introduce an element of optimism in the general atmosphere in the region.

AMMAN, Jordan -- Shortly after the 25-member Governing Council was appointed in Iraq, the head of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, questioned the U. S.-appointed Council's legitimacy. If this Council was elected, ... it would have gained much power and credibility.

The ambassador will not return unless Israel works to restore calm and the Palestinians are reassured about safety and property,

Of course the host of the summit will be the president and in our opinion (the host) should have been the president of the African Union too.

Our reform will not come to fruition, regionally and that everyone in this region will benefit from, except if peace prevails,