"in no way means that we are recognizing Israel. We will not recognize Israel until it resolves the Palestinian issue."
"Pakistan, being a friend and immediate neighbor of Iran, wishes an early peaceful end to this issue"
"the Indian accusation is that there is cross-border terrorism, which we call freedom struggle. I don't want to get involved in any kind of definition because it is too complicated an issue and unnecessarily creates misunderstanding. Any violence against civilians is terrorism. That is how I define terrorism."
"The civilian government will have issues, will be weak for the moment, but we will learn from our mistakes, and we will go on and we will improve."
"Do not forget that the armed forces are the servants of the people and you do not make national policy; it is we, the civilians, who decide these issues and it is your duty to carry out these tasks with which you are entrusted"
"My message to you all is of hope, courage and confidence. Let us mobilize all our resources in a systematic and organized way and tackle the grave issues that confront us with grim determination and discipline worthy of a great nation."