Mohammad Khatami Quotes (61 Quotes)

We agree that the world, now more than at any other time, needs peace and concord,

Our region more than at any time in the past needs calm and stability,

The U.S. government is, after all, the U.S. government. It has been elected by the American people, and we respect that.

When he was minister of culture we had few problems with things like censorship, ... Now we have many.

If beliefs of people and nations are insulted then the world will go towards violence. I hope this current situation will be a lesson for reforming in the future. If these policies are to continue, we will unfortunately go toward further violence, which is not desirable by anyone.

Why can't rich Muslim countries allocate one or two per cent of their annual income to assist this Islamic democratic movement.

Western governments should bear their responsibilities toward the welfare of their people and not try to make oil producers pay the costs,

From now on, we all need to talk about life, and hand in hand, try to reconstruct the quake-stricken regions.

To achieve stability and peace we don't need any extra-regional forces. Just the opposite, any alien presence may undermine the stability.

Confronting people's wishes and ignoring people's demands in the name of religion ... will only create disappointment among the young generation in the Islamic Republic and, God forbid, their religion,

I assure you that we will defend the integrity and honor of the sacred system of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the best of our ability.