Saad Hariri

Things have to be straightened out to keep Lebanon away from regional conflicts.

My job and my task as prime minister of Lebanon is to shield Lebanon from any instability like in Syria or Iraq or any other country that surrounds us. My task is to make sure that we have a country that is stable.

I will not be drawn to building relations with the Syrian regime, which does not want me.

Without justice you won't have stability.

Justice is revenge.

I will not accept that a Lebanese political party participates in maneuvers that serve the interests of Iran.

I don't want a political party in my government that interferes in Arab countries against other Arab countries.

Lebanon cannot resolve a question like Hezbollah which is in Syria, Iraq, everywhere because of Iran. It is a regional political solution that needs to be done.

I am not against Hezbollah as a political party, but it should not be the cause of the destruction of Lebanon.

If the U.S. decides Jerusalem is the capital of Israel, that does not mean that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Because the whole world is saying Jerusalem is not the capital of Israel.

I believe a relationship with a country is simply bound to the interests of two countries and not by personal issues.

We must not pay for the actions of Hezbollah.