Here are five pertinent statements on different subjects made by the president.

1. On Syria – “It took the painful drowning of a… Syrian child to shake the world into action. Attempts to shut borders by some European countries will not assist the situation.”
2. On Libya – “I’m sure it will be appropriate our excellencies to underline this point because you all recall that before the Arab Spring and before the killing of Gaddafi, there were no refugees flying or flocking to the European countries.”
3. On Palestine – “We believe that there can be no lasting peace in the Middle East for as long as Palestinians are denied their inalienable right to a state of their own.”

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