Beautiful words on international solidarity don't mean a thing if we would quit after the smallest setback.

If the risk is a return to repression and the terror of the Taliban, and there is a chance of success then we should not be afraid of this mission, even if it will be difficult.

This mission has a chance to succeed. It will be hard, slow-going, and there will be setbacks.

We have a number of requirements and the Cabinet has moved in the right direction in the recent period.

The fact that we are able to show solidarity among developing countries all across the issues despite difficulties ... was absolutely fundamental to arriving to an agreement on the development package.

I confirmed I was coming here last year and I didn't want to cancel it so as to show solidarity against terrorism and with Spain,