Per Stig Quotations

Now they (the Palestinians) are having elections and then we will see who will become leader after the election but whoever is leader is the person the European Union will be talking to.

We have been very grateful of the support from Spain and the European Union but we also feel we have to do our homework ourselves and not only trust our friends but also trust ourselves.

The Danish government urges all leaders, political and religious, in the countries concerned to call on their populations to remain calm and refrain from violence.

We will ensure that there will be no more flag wars,

Both sides should be pleased with it. If we come to a point where Europeans say, 'This isn't to our benefit', then it won't go any further, ... But if we want to have a peaceful world, where we work together, and where people are happy to live together and help each other, then this is the way.

We say that we keep the door open for dialogue, but we also want to see more than just these words about their right to nuclear power ... that they show openness to moving toward us,

Denmark's opinion is that we support the decision from December 2004, where a proposal was made and conditions for negotiations were set. It is an open process, where there is no predetermined finish, though membership is, of course, the ultimate goal,

Denmark and Canada can't promote peaceful resolution of the world's conflicts, only to reveal that we can't do it ourselves. So we agreed to start a dialogue about the Hans Island problem, and say we do not accept flag wars. It won't happen again,

Although we may disagree on some issues, including the significance of inherent values in European societies, there are undoubtedly more issues that bind us together than separate us. But we have to reflect on lessons learnt from the past weeks and months.

In Denmark there is a genuine respect for the religious feelings of other people and we acknowledge that many Muslims felt gravely insulted by these controversial drawings.