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“We cherish freedom of the press, but it is not free in the absolute sense. It comes with responsibility for honesty, truth, fairness and respect, without which peace to the world would be an elusive dream.”
“The immeasurable influence of non-state actors in India’s diplomacy happened outside the tight frame of orthodox state-to-state diplomacy.”
“Given the unique historical background of the region, integrating Korea, Japan and Taiwan into a golden triangle to develop the Democratic Asia Union based on soft power is the best choice for the region.”
"Thanks for the chance to be here at Think Tank 2022 and alongside you try to think our way through how we can get to the objective—peace."
"It is an honor to address the Think Tank 2022 Forum series."
"From the position of a medium sized landlocked country in Europe, why is the situation east of the Asian continent, Western Pacific, so important even for Europeans?"
"It's a great honor to be here. I've listened with fascination to everybody who has spoken so far, and I appreciate your comments. "
"When we live in the midst of historical change, first, there is an objective order that changes, and second, subjective changes follow."
“Kim Jong-un from North Korea sent a high-level delegation to me [in Benin]. He wanted to have military cooperation. I asked him, why? You need peace with your neighbor, I told him.”
“In support of Think Tank 2022, we should leverage what we have available at hand, that is, further cooperation among think tanks across the world.”
“The situation in which we find ourselves today is totally unpredictable, and unfortunately, the situation is going to be even more unpredictable in the future.”
"In Bosnia and Herzegovina we lived as a people of different ethnicities and religions, sharing our cultures and our identities. We lived in nondemocratic and occupation regimes as a shared society."