Politician

I don't operate under threats. Full stop. I don't. I don't buckle to pressure.

The interference of Iran affects us all.

I think it is our duty towards the people of Lebanon to stabilize the country.

Our problem with Israel is that its leaders always talk about war and security but never about peace.

Lebanon first.

If the U.S. decides Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, that does not mean that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Because the whole world is saying Jerusalem is not the capital of Israel.

We believe that the Arab world has been there for centuries, and thousands of years, and it'll keep on continuing being there. All we have to do is work together.

Iran must stop meddling in the affairs of Arab countries, and we refuse to be taken by Iran to an axis against Arab countries.

I am not against Hezbollah as a political party, but it should not be the cause of the destruction of Lebanon.

Nobody's going to give you everything on a silver tray. It's going to be difficult.

We must not pay for the actions of Hezbollah.

I have a lot of enemies: extremists and the Syrian regime.

Although sometimes I might sound sometimes idealist or too optimistic but I think my father used to say to me in everything bad there's something good that is going to come out of it and there will always be a tomorrow.

Hezbollah is in Syria and Iraq and Yemen, so people should not focus on Hezbollah that it's a Lebanese entity only, but it's something regional.

I will not be drawn to building relations with the Syrian regime, which does not want me.

The Lebanese Diaspora can play a role in helping to build our country's economy.

The regime of Bashar al-Assad will inevitably go down. And its collapse will be loud not only in Syria but across the Arab world.

I have popular support.

My job and my task as prime minister of Lebanon is to shield Lebanon from any instability like in Syria or Iraq or any other country that surrounds us. My task is to make sure that we have a country that is stable.

Lebanon is a small country, and we have a saying: as long as you know your size, you know, just try to protect what you have.