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"It is our urgent duty, as Ambassadors for Peace, to sharpen our vigilance and work … to prevent a human catastrophe."
"People do not start wars, people suffer from wars. This is why I'm hopeful that freedom of the people and peace among the people will prevail."
“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.”
“Guru Nanak, who was the founder of our Sikh faith, emphasized ethical earning. In fact, one of the pillars of our Sikh faith is kirth kamai, honest living.”
"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. "
“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.”
"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?"
"The lesson I learned was that it is not enough just to make an analysis with your logical mind, but also to try to sense a situation."
“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.”
"When we live in the midst of historical change, first, there is an objective order that changes, and second, subjective changes follow."
"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."
“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.”