Pete Hoekstra Quotes

India and Pakistan have to work out their difficulties … to take advantage of the century that is before them.

The role that I played in Ukraine ended up resulting in Ukraine becoming part of the European community.

Afghanistan is going to be here a long time, and what's critical is that Afghanistan's relationship with its neighbors are, to the maximum extent they can be, constructive and operationally useful.

International politics is no longer a zero-sum game but a multi-dimensional arena where cooperation and competition often occur simultaneously. Gone is the age of blood feuds. World leaders are expected to lead in turning threats into opportunities.

Cooperation and collaboration among nations and countries can help in the process of development of promoting welfare as well as bringing peace and stability.

The United States has the burden to lead for peace. And not just peace - we need peace with justice, a much harder goal.

A lot of leading countries in the world, including the United States and Russia, have to take their responsibilities much more seriously to ensure we are back on the road to peace and stability.

The United States has better relations with the countries of Asia than any of them have with each other.

We [Iran and the United States] have a common destiny in this region [The Middle East].

As our relationship with China grows and matures, tensions will naturally emerge.

Building a stable, peaceful, and coherent Europe must include Russia.

The European Union and its member states continue and will continue, as the nuclear deal is implemented, to have open channels with Iran.

Peace in Syria is not only our priority; it's a Middle Eastern priority, and when the Middle East is stable, the rest of the world is stable, because the Middle East is the heart of the world geographically and geopolitically, and Syria is the heart of the Middle East geographically and geopolitically.

Prospects of normalizing our relations with Russia look good.

I believe that our national security lies not just in protecting our borders, but in bridging divides.

On the international political landscape, there is better understanding of Pakistan's political economic and strategic issues. We aspire to promote peace and harmony with the region.

I'm a pacifist. I believe there are ways to solve the world's problems. Instead of putting all this money to create arms, I think countries should invest in scholarships for kids to study abroad. Perhaps they could become good and knowledgeable professors in their own countries. You need time for that kind of change, though.

Europe has found itself confronted with fresh challenges - challenges of a global character, the nature of which is directly connected with changes in the international climate and the difficulties of seeking new models for co-operation.

We have an interest in excellent relations because we are neighbours as Europeans with Russia. We are allies with the United States in the NATO framework.

I attach the greatest importance to an amplification of the peace efforts in the Middle East. I would also like to see a greater dialogue between the U.S. and the EU.

If you want to treat China as an enemy, you have a much better chance of making them an enemy than if you treat them as a potential friend.

My guide had a copy of Palestine on my last trip to Gaza. He'd bring it out and show people what I was trying to do. That usually went over pretty well.

I remain committed to a balanced policy, which will protect our national interests both on our eastern border - I mean with Russia - and of course with the European Union.

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.

My new hotels will play a leading role in promoting world peace.