Blocks Quote by Nirmala Sitharaman

By dedicating so much concentration to the issue of security, bilateral matters pass to a secondary level.

— Vicente Fox

“It would assume that bilateral problems could be worked out through goodwill, active diplomacy and transparency rather than suspicions and a search for “enemies.”

— Graham E. Fuller

Is multilateralism nothing more than a dodge for simple inaction?

— Elliott Abrams

Multilateralism is not an easy option. We're going to find that the world is very difficult. And relationships between America and the rest of…

— Chris Patten

It's not compatible to expect multilateralism to work and, at the same time, to expect to walk out with everything you wanted. This is…

— Roberto Azevedo

I am a multilateralist. I am deeply convinced that there is no other way to deal with global challenges than with global responses, and…

— Antonio Guterres

There are differences in the world community. But we have a common interest in a strong multilateral system.

— Joschka Fischer

“President Lisse gritted his teeth. ‘You know this is blackmail?’ ‘I prefer to call it a “mutually beneficial bilateral agreement”.”

— Paul Mathews

International cooperation, multilateralism is indispensable.

— Hans Blix

I never use the concept, multipolar. I use multilateral. Because we have only one global power: whether you like it or not, this is…

— Joschka Fischer

NAFTA is a trilateral agreement, and it would make a lot of sense to have trilateral discussions.

— Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal

I think [Donald Trump] is now talking about engaging in countries on a bilateral basis.

— Paul Ryan