Angela Merkel Quotes

I have great satisfaction in stating that our relations with France, Russia, and other powers continue on the most friendly basis.

Between Russia and the United States sentiments of good will continue to be mutually cherished.

The relations of our two countries rest on traditional bases, quite other than those with other nations, and are of commanding influence on the whole of the world!

The United States now has as its goal much more than simply containing Soviet expansionism. We seek the integration of the Soviet Union into the communlty of nations.... Ultimately, our objective is to welcome the Soviet Union back into the world order.

Nothing guides Russian policy so much as a desire for friendship with the United States.

Following the missile crisis, detente started to gain ground between the United States and the Soviet Union, so the international political climate improved after that.

And Israel, being a tiny, small country, of course has interest to strengthen - we have interest to strengthen our relations with other countries, mostly countries that were hostile for many, many years.

We could only solve our problems by cooperating with other countries. It would have been paradoxical not to cooperate. And therefore we needed to put an end to the Iron Curtain, to change the nature of international relations, to rid them of ideological confrontation, and particularly to end the arms race.

Of course the United States and Russia have different interests. Nevertheless, both are strategic partners.

As an American, you appreciate the importance of our security alliance, the importance of the economic ties between our two countries, and while I knew of the two bonds between our two people, until I came here, I didn't really appreciate how deep the people-to-people connections are between the American people and the Japanese people.

China and India's relationship is gradually developing.

Today, bilateral relations with Britain are excellent, with cooperation in many areas and both countries continuing to work on strengthening these ties.

The opportunities that Gorbachev created for international relations have also been missed, perhaps even lost - here, however, primarily because of the United States.

America must never accept as a final fact the division between East and West …

Security can no longer be attained by arming ourselves against a potential enemy. Rather, security is attainable only with his cooperation.

I hope to develop our relationship with the Trump administration and with the United States. It's a very sound relationship that's based on the basic strategic congruence of views about the world, about the region.

The most important thing I would do is to try to institutionalize U.S.-Soviet summits.

I have no doubt the Japanese leadership and most Japanese see the importance of a strong U.S.-Japan relationship. I certainly have no doubt that the American view is the same.

India and the U.K. share a dynamic future on the world stage.

Just because the boogeyman of the Soviet Union doesn't exist anymore, it doesn't mean the world is living angelically.

Sino-Japanese relations will certainly brighten more in the future and the flowers of friendly Sino-Japanese relations will increase their beauty.

Prospects of normalizing our relations with Russia look good.

NATO and the EU have also agreed on permanent arrangements on consultation and cooperation between themselves.

It was one thing to contain the Soviet Union in Europe because Britain, France, and Germany were all willing to join in. But will Japan and other Asian countries be willing to join in the containment of China?

Saudi Arabia is one of India's most valued strategic partners.