Yoshihide Suga Quotes

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.

The United States has got to adopt a policy of befriending and creating allies around the world.

So far as it depends on the course of this government, our relations of good will and friendship will be sedulously cultivated with all nations.

I believe mutual respect for one another and cooperation should be the basis for relationships with foreign nations.

The Olympics is a time primarily for sport and celebration, but diplomacy does not stop at the door of the U.N., and for it to work, it must be sustained and consistent.

For future geopolitical stability and global prosperity, we need to build a culture of greater trust and understanding between China, America and the rest of the world.

How have relations with Iran and Belarus benefited Venezuela? We are interested in countries that have democracies, that respect human rights, that we have an affinity with. What affinity do we have with Iran?

I am keen to maintain very good relations and develop the relationship with the United States.

I would like to raise my glass to friendship between Russia and the United States.

At the beginning of the new century, it is the common aspiration of the peoples of the two countries to deepen mutual understanding, enhance trust, develop friendship and strengthen cooperation.

And in this community, as in all others, the Golden Rule still applies - we must be act toward other nations as we would have them act towards America.

Trust between allies is as important as deterrence of foes.

I have come here, therefore, on a voyage of discovery of the mind and heart of America and to place before you our own heart. Thus we may promote that understanding and cooperation which, I feel sure, both our countries earnestly desire.

I want to set up a warm and fruitful dialogue. I see that there is no trust between upper level politicians of Turkey and Armenia, but there is trust between the people. People of both countries come together frequently anyways.

Even allies don’t share every single interest that you have. That’s a law of nature in the international system. They will tell you most of what you need to know but there may be some things that they don’t tell you that you need to know in order to formulate your policy as wisely as you can.

There must not and cannot be any conflict, estrangement or misunderstanding between the Chinese people and America.

When I became secretary of state, I felt one of my primary jobs was building relationships around the world.

For any country - and that includes Mexico and the U.S. - having good, robust relationships with crucial allies and neighbors, that's putting your country first.

China and the U.S. need each other very badly. Yes, we should argue about some things, but it's not an 'us versus them,' it's an 'us and them' type scenario.

We should have a good working friendship with the United States.

I'd like to build stable relationships with neighboring countries including China and Russia.

Harmony, liberal intercourse with all nations, are recommended by policy, humanity, and interest.

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.

Our policy is to deepen the relations with all the countries in the world - monarchies, kingdoms, large powers - we want to respect all differences and have our relationships based on mutual respect.

Turkey can be a bridge to regimes and actions the United States can't reach. Turkey can talk to people the United States can't talk to.