There are differences in the world community. But we have a common interest in a strong multilateral system.
Joschka Fischer

Everybody is talking today about the economy.
Joschka Fischer

There is an ongoing debate about the reform of the U.N. system.
Joschka Fischer

Solutions must be based on compromises.
Joschka Fischer

The United States is our most important ally. They helped us many times. Without the United States, the unification or German democratisation after the Nazi period would have been much more complicated, or almost impossible.
Joschka Fischer

We were in opposition to the decision to go to war. But after the war happened, it was clear that you could not sit and look-there would be a breeding ground for terrorism or a new collapsed or failed state named Iraq!
Joschka Fischer

We had to move forward after the war and see the realities.
Joschka Fischer

We shouldn't discuss the world of tomorrow in terms of becoming a balance to the United States. The real issue is whether the United States will define herself as part of the U.N. system-or not.
Joschka Fischer