As president of Iraq, I shall strive to represent the diversity of a country that has too often in the past denied… — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
Human rights and individual liberties, including religious freedom, will be at the heart of the new Iraq. — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
I must tell you that I am committed, as the president of Iraq, to benchmarks and to do our best to achieve… — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
We are trying to persuade all the Iraqi opposition to come breathe freedom in Iraq and use liberated Kurdistan as a base… — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
Iraq is not occupied, but there are foreign forces on its soil, which is different. — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
I believe the democratic transformation in Iraq will lead to change in Middle East. — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
The brutal regime of the dictator fell, the regime that ruled Iraq for decades, the decades of darkness. The decades that were… — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
This will be Iraq for all without discrimination among Iraqi citizens, or ethnic or sectarian discrimination. — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
We need to make a distinction between misled Iraqis, those who believe that they are carrying weapons to liberate Iraq from what… — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
I always tell the Kurds who defend independence: Let's say we declared the independent Kurdish state and Syria, Iran, Iraq and Turkey… — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
We are not denying that Turkey has a right to defend itself from extremists but some of its actions are not serving… — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
Under extremely difficult circumstances (Iraq) pursues the inherently complicated task of rebuilding the country. Yet Iraq continues, courageously, to reach for the… — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
It was an agreement between Saddam (Hussein) and the shah of Iran and not between Iraq and Iran. — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
We believe that an Iraqi founding national assembly, freely elected, must decide the future of Iraq. — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
Iraq is not going to starve to death because of the absence of assistance from Arab countries. — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
Rather, it is through conciliation and compromise that we are building a fair Iraq, a just state for all its peoples. — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
Our plan is to struggle against terrorism and have security for the country and help draft a democratic constitution as soon as possible. — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
We are not denying that Turkey has a right to defend itself from extremists but some of its actions are not serving any democratic… — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
A greater international role is important to lift some of the burden from the shoulders of the United States. — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
Military confrontation is not a suitable alternative in confronting terror and current security threats. — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
We are trying to persuade all the Iraqi opposition to come breathe freedom in Iraq and use liberated Kurdistan as a base for our… — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
As president of Iraq, I shall strive to represent the diversity of a country that has too often in the past denied difference. — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
To move any regime you need to have co-operation and co-ordination between Kurds, Shia Arabs, Sunni Arabs, the people and the army. Until we… — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
We must acknowledge that for scores of years the Iraqis have offered martyrs and victims but have not been able to change the regime. — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
There is a kind of sympathy with the Americans who are looked upon as liberators. — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
Trust is for lovers. In politics there are only converging interests. — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
Justice for the major perpetrators cannot be separated from the vindication of the rights of the individual victim. — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
I must tell you that I am committed, as the president of Iraq, to benchmarks and to do our best to achieve some progress… — Jalal Talabani Copy Share Image
