Vladimir Putin Quotes

National boundaries are blurred by advanced communications and global commerce, and by the decisions of States to yield some sovereign prerogatives to larger, common political associations.

In the 1990s and the first decade of the 21st century, regionalism was seen as a building block of globalisation.

Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean share a cultural heritage based on centuries of common history. And what is more, we share the same values and world view. We believe in a world order that is based on cooperation, on regionalism, on multilateralism.

The whole notion of an embassy is like 'The Other.' That's what makes Washington interesting.

It is characteristic that this should take place just when it is becoming more and more clear to all who think about the matter, that technically and economically we have left the territorial state behind us.

We feel no isolation. But, having said that, I want to emphasise in particular that we do not want to go to extremes and abandon the European and American directions in our foreign economic cooperation.

Here we encounter two conflicting concepts with which we must come to grips in our time: the idea of national solidarity and the idea of international cooperation.

In this day and age, the U.S. and Europe do not have the luxury of focusing solely on a single region.

In Western Europe there are now only small countries—those that know it and those that don't know it yet.

We recognize the new order in the world, with the closer contacts which progress has wrought.

This age of globalization is marked by the adoption of universal principles governing such matters as democracy, human rights, trade and development.

France has always succeeded because it is part of the world.

For 500 years, since European explorers came, Latin American countries had been separated from one another. They had very limited relations. Integration is a prerequisite for independence.

Creating a structure for mutual prosperity requires lowering regional and transnational barriers to facilitate the flow of goods and promote people-to-people interactions.

Brazil must resume and deepen Latin American integration.

We applauded and endorsed the One Belt, One Road initiative and we are proud that together with China, we are implementing its flagship mega project - China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

Beyond the U.S. and E.U., Britain should deepen ties with the Commonwealth and the rising powers of Asia and Latin America - calibrated to our national interest in promoting the global goods of free trade, democracy, and basic human rights.

Complementing the nation-state as it reaches its limits amid globalization: That is what Europe must offer.

You see, psychologically, Australia must understand it has to live in the region around it. Australia must find its security in Asia; it cannot find its security from Asia.

We don't want an America that is closed to the world. What we want is a world that is open to America.

China's reform and opening-up programme and Europe's integration process have both contributed significantly to global peace, development, and prosperity. China firmly supports the integration of Europe and regards the E.U. as a strategic partner that deserves our confidence.

I really believe in a globalist agenda, but globalization isn't just allowing companies to trade freely all over the world. It's about what types of rights and responsibilities come with that.

Europe must learn to live in and with the world, not to dominate it nor to assume it is superior or more virtuous.

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.

To contrast national solidarity and international cooperation as two opposites seems foolish to me.