Selected Remarks by World Leaders, September and October 2001

Kofi Annan, Secretary General, United Nations
"We are in a moral struggle to fight an evil that is anathema to all faiths. Every state and every people has a part to play. This was an attack on humanity, and humanity must respond to it as one."

Tony Blair, Prime Minister, United Kingdom
"This is not a battle between the United States of America and terrorism, but between the free and democratic world and terrorism. We, therefore, here in Britain stand shoulder to shoulder with our American friends in this hour of tragedy, and we, like them, will not rest until this evil is driven from our world."

Ceasar Gaviria, Secretary General, Organization of American States
"Our governments will not hesitate to do whatever is necessary to bring to justice the perpetrators, organizers, and sponsors, and to punish them with the full weight of the law. Impunity is not an option."

Junichiro Koizumi, Prime Minister, Japan
"In the fight against terrorism and in the effort to assist the victims, the people of all nations of the world, including the United States, must combine their efforts in cooperation."

Ahmed Maher, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Egypt
"…the message I brought was a message of reiterating our condolences and reiterating our solidarity -- the solidarity of the Egyptian people, President and Government with the United States -- and our determination to work together in the fight against terrorism."
September 26, 2001

Pervez Musharraf, President, Pakistan
"The terrorist outrage in New York and Washington on 11th September was rightly condemned by the whole world community. The government and people of Pakistan spontaneously expressed shock and grief over the death of innocent people, offered condolences to the bereaved families all over the world, and affirmed solidarity with the American people. We joined the world community in offering cooperation to bring perpetrators, organizers, and the sponsors of the terrorist attacks to justice."
October 16, 2001

Olusegun Obasanjo, President, Nigeria
"Terrorism and terrorists must never be given comfort. The spirit of democracy must never be downcast but must be buoyed up and made unconquerable."

Christopher Obure, Foreign Minister, Kenya
"Today, I again join my president, His Excellency President Daniel arap Moi, in expressing our deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the government and people of the United States of America following the tragic terrorist attacks here in Washington, as well as in New York, on September 11. "
October 31, 2001

Vladmir Putin, President, Russia
"The series of barbaric terrorist acts, directed against innocent people, has evoked our anger and indignation…There is no doubt that such inhuman acts cannot be left unpunished. The whole international community must rally in the fight against terrorism."

Jaswant Singh, External Affairs Minister, India
"We continue to hold that September 11 was an assault on freedom, on civilization, on democracy, and India's stand against terrorism not simply starting from September 11, even before that, have been unequivocal and we stand shoulder to shoulder with the international community and the United States of America in our battle against this global menace."
October 17, 2001

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, Amir, Qatar
"I am pleased to be here in Washington, DC and to see the Secretary. I came here to convey the condolences on behalf of the Qatari Government and the Qatari people to the American people and the American Government. There is no doubt that the unique relationship between Qatar and the United States dictates that we have to stand by the United States, especially in the efforts to combat terror."
October 3, 2001

Masai Villagers in Enoosaen, Kenya
Members of the Masai tribe in Enoosaen, Kenya, presented a gift of cattle to the United States to help Americans in New York and elsewhere recover from the attacks of September 11. The idea for the village gift was initiated by Kimeli Willson Naiyomah, a member of the tribe who is currently attending Stanford University in the U.S., training to become a doctor. Naiyomah and other members of the Masai village presented the cattle to Deputy Chief of Mission William J. Brencick from the U.S. embassy in Nairobi, along with a pledge to present Masai beadwork in the form of an American flag.