Vladimir Putin Quotes

"Today, the Iranian side is working sufficiently in cooperation with (the) IAEA ... so let's proceed from the circumstances of today, ... to coordinate our activities, both with American and European partners, and I must say that our positions here are quite close."

"Today the Iranian side is working sufficiently in cooperation with the IAEA. So let's proceed with the circumstances of today,"

"I think that if we work in this basis, then it's quite likely we will find a compromise,"

"We see cooperation with our foreign partners as the future of our aerospace industry,"

"Although the plane has not been formally adopted for service, it has been placed on combat duty. A man in my position should be personally aware of how this is done,"

"The share of the electric energy output produced by nuclear power plants will be 16% in 2006."

"Territorial integrity of Russia can't be compromised. We won't give in to threats and blackmail. We will employ all means - all legal means - at our disposal to quell those who dream of taking away any part of Russian territory,"

"This is the first time in contemporary history that Russia has allowed a foreign partner into gas production on a gigantic field, which will be exploited for decades."

"Russia cannot stay indifferent to the fact that an explosive potential is accumulating in the Middle East,"

"There will be no rolling back, at least on the part of Russia, to the past. We are not foes. We are partners in many international spheres, and I hope that will be so in the future, because the interests of our countries and people coincide to a large extent,"

"for the self-sacrifice and high professionalism show during the rescue of the Russian seamen."

"I want to reiterate my condolences and express not only the sympathy but also the support of the whole Russian people to Americans,"

"Freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, freedom of mass media, property rights -- all those basic elements of a civilized society will be safely protected by the state,"

"This approach is shared by the new Iranian leadership, which inspires hope for further steady development of Russian-Iranian cooperation,"

"Cooperation between Russia and France really is in the interests of both states, ... I'm not even so sure today that there has been a cooling in our relations."

"The significant role that the EU is playing in European and global policy is pushing us toward closer cooperation,"

"We would like the dramatic events in Yugoslavia, our friend, to end with a close to the crisis and the lifting of sanctions,"

"Please, accept the most sincere words of sympathy over the natural disaster that affected the United States . I know that hurricane Katrina that hit the US south-western coast led to casualties, left homeless dozens of thousands of US citizens and inflicted a strong damage to the economy of this region. I ask you to convey my condolences to the next of kin of those killed,"

"It is clear today that Russia has taken the way to democracy and reforms, has not deviated from that path, has managed to emerge as a strong and independent state. He should be given considerable credit for that."

"We are optimists. It's quite possible for us to reach an agreement on the establishment of a joint venture on Russian territory to enrich uranium for Iranian nuclear energy needs."