We are grateful to Russia's leaders for the invitation to visit Moscow, and feel optimistic about the coming visit.

We will present a political program for the [new] government next week and will discuss it with members of the Palestinian movements and political forces represented in parliament.

We plan to discuss the results of elections in Palestine and their international aspect, particularly the Western countries' demands to the Palestinian government.

Australian people, God willing, have no problem with Islam. However, usually, Australian leaders do influence their people a lot to make enemy of Islam, especially the incumbent prime minister.

But the leaders of the OIC could not even accept Mahathir's proposal, yet they talk about respect and honour.

They are scared that the BBC or CNN may call them radicals, so they remain soft instead. The problem lies there, with the Muslim leaders, not the Muslim masses.