What the World Leaders Said During  the Summit

The following are quotes from those world leaders who spoke at, or participated in, the 2005 World Summit. 

"The United Nations must be strong and efficient, free of corruption, and accountable to the people it serves. [It] must stand for integrity, and live by the high standards it sets for others."

President Bush
Speech at the UN Summit
September 14, 2004

"Whether our task is fighting poverty, stemming the spread of disease or saving innocent lives from mass murder, we have seen that we cannot succeed without the leadership of the strong and the engagement of all.'"

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan
Speech at the UN Summit
September 14, 2004
 

"Terrorism will not be defeated until our determination is as complete as theirs. Until our defense of freedom is as absolute as their fanaticism, until our passion for democracy is as passionate as theirs for tyranny."

UK Prime Minister Tony Blair
Speech at the UN Summit

"We should step up anti-terrorist co-operation in a resolute fight against terrorism, working to address both the symptoms and root causes of the problem with special emphasis on eliminating the sources of the menace. [The world] should work actively to establish and improve a multilateral trading system that is open, fair and non-discriminatory."

Chinese President Hu Jintao
Speech at UN Summit

"Good policies can turn around the worst-performing economies [but] rapid development cannot be achieved by domestic financing alone."

Pakistan President Perez Musharraf
Speech at UN Summit

"There is a need to adjust this organization to the new historical reality. Who else will take the role of coordinating and organizing this work but the United Nations?''

Russia President Vladimir Putin
Speech at UN Summit

"The principles of democracy and ethics should prevail in all organs and functions of prevalence of the United Nations so that the organisation could become a manifestation of the prevalence of these two commonly shared values."

Iran President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Speech at UN Summit

Updated September 21, 2005