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World leaders sent messages of solidarity Saturday on the 20th anniversary of September 11, saying the attackers had failed to destroy Western values.
Here are some reactions:
Britain
“We can now say with the perspective of 20 years that they (the jihadists) failed to shake our belief in freedom and democracy,” British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said.
“They failed to drive our nations apart, or cause us to abandon our values, or to live in permanent fear.”
Queen Elizabeth, in a separate message, said: “My thoughts and prayers – and those of my family and the entire nation – remain with the victims, survivors and families affected.”
European Union
“On 9/11 we remember those who lost their lives and honour those who risked everything to help them. Even in the darkest, most trying of times, the very best of human nature can shine through,” said Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission.
“The horrific attacks of #September11 20 years ago changed the course of history. We remember the victims and noble sacrifice of so many first responders and aid workers. The EU stands by the US and @POTUS in the continued fight against terrorism and extremism in all its forms,” tweeted European Council head Charles Michel.
Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said: “As we reflect on the last 20 years, we remain committed to the Afghan people, and continue to promote and advocate for the protection of fundamental human rights in Afghanistan – particularly for women and girls. We will also continue to support active members and veterans of the Canadian Armed Forces, and the many public servants who served in Afghanistan. And we remember those who lost their lives defending peace, freedom, and democracy.”
Australia
“September 11 reminded us that freedom is always fragile. As Ronald Reagan said, it ‘must be fought for and defended constantly by each generation’,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said in an opinion piece.
“That day was an attack on free peoples everywhere. It was an attack on our way of life and the values of liberal democracy. Despite the pain inflicted on that day, the terrorists ultimately failed in their attempts to crush our resolve and change our way of life.”
France
“We will #NeverForget. We will always fight for freedom,” President Emmanuel Macron tweeted.
Switzerland
“The 9/11 terrorist attacks in the USA in 2001 had a profound impact on global politics … Affirming the unconditional rejection of terrorism everywhere and always, Swiss President @ParmelinG expresses his solidarity with all of its victims,” the government spokesman said in a message.
Italy
“Italy stands in solidarity with the United States and its other allies to counter any terrorist threat,” President Sergio Materrella said.


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What world leaders are saying about September 11

A New York City firefighter carries an American flag on the September 11 anniversary. Photo: EPA

9/11, 20 years later: did the tragedy give US-China relations a respite?

Illustration: Brian Wang

FILE - In this July 28, 2021, file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency, Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, left, and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pose for a photo during their meeting in Tianjin, China. In the U.S. departure from Afghanistan, China has seen the realization of long-held hopes for a reduction of the influence of a geopolitical rival in what it considers its backyard. Yet, it is also deeply concerned that the very withdrawal could bring instability to that backyard - Central Asia - and possibly even spill over the border into China itself in its heavily Muslim northwestern region of Xinjiang. (Li Ran/Xinhua via AP, File)

U.S. President George W. Bush (L) and Chinese President Jiang Zemin give a joint press conference at the Western Guest House in Shanghai October 19, 2001. Bush praised China for its immediate support following the September 11 attacks. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

A woman reads the front-page news from the Beijing Youth Daily, 12 September 2001, covering the news of the 11 September terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York. Ordinary residents in China's capital said they were deeply shocked at the horrific terror attacks which struck the United States but also said US "arrogance" had contributed to events. AFP PHOTO / Frederic J. BROWN

(FILES) This file photo taken on April 20, 2017, shows an aerial view of reefs in the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea. - General Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said on May 29, 2019, that Chinese President Xi Jingping reneged on promises not to militarize the South China Sea and called for "collective action" to hold Beijing responsible. "The fall of 2016, President Xi Jinping promised President Obama that they would not militarize the islands. So what we see today are 10,000-foot (3048-meter) runways, ammunition storage facilities, routine deployment of missile defense capabilities, aviation capabilities, and so forth," he said in a talk on US security and defense at the Brooking institution. (Photo by Ted ALJIBE / AFP)

Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian addresses the nation in Taipei November 5, 2006. Chen denied any wrongdoing and struck a defiant tone on Sunday in his first public remarks since a government prosecutor accused him of corruption. REUTERS/Richard Chung (TAIWAN)

Chinese soldiers line up during an exercise to practise the response to a mock terror attack in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou late October 29, 2001, following the September 11 terror attacks on the United States. More than 1,500 soldiers, policemen and firemen took part in the exercise in preparation for the upcoming Chinese National Games starting from November 11 in Guangzhou. REUTERS/China Photo

A demonstrator wearing a mask painted with the colours of the flag of East Turkestan attends a protest of supporters of the mostly Muslim Uighur minority and Turkish nationalists to denounce China's treatment of ethnic Uighur Muslims during a deadly riot in July 2009 in Urumqi, in front of the Chinese consulate in Istanbul, on July 5, 2018. Nearly 200 people died during a series of violent riots that broke out on July 5, 2009 over several days in Urumqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, in northwestern China, between Uyghurs and Han people. / AFP PHOTO / OZAN KOSE

9/11, 20 years later: Joe Biden visits sites of attacks as US remembers victims of terrorism

Joe Biden and Jill Biden followed by Kamala Harris and her husband Doug Emhoff attend a wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon, Virginia on Saturday. Photo: AFP

(L-R) Former President Barack Obama, former First Lady Michelle Obama, President Joe Biden, First Lady Jill Biden and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg attend the annual 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony at the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum on September 11, 2021 in New York. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla / POOL / Getty Images)

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden lay a wreath at the Wall of Names during a visit to the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021. The Bidens visited to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

FILE — In this Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, people covered in dust from the collapsed World Trade Center buildings, walk through the area, in New York. Two decades after the twin towers' collapse, people are still coming forward to report illnesses that might be related to the attacks. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett, File)

FILE - The twin towers of the World Trade Center burn behind the Empire State Building, Tuesday Sept. 11, 2001. in New York. (AP Photo/Marty Lederhandler, File)

9/11, 20 years later: remembering Betty Ann Ong, the flight attendant who alerted a nation

Betty Ann Ong. Photo: Cathie Ong-Herrera

American Airlines flight attendant Betty Ann Ong was remembered at the 9/11 Memorial in New York City. Photo: Mantai Chow

The Ong family. Photo:  Cathie Ong-Herrera

Norman Fong was instrumental in getting a community centre in San Francisco renamed in Betty Ong’s honour. Photo: Mantai Chow

Betty Ann Ong. Photo:  Cathie Ong-Herrera

A plaque was made to honour Betty Ong at a community centre in San Francisco’s Chinatown. Photo: Mantai Chow

The 9/11 memorial at Logan International Airport in Boston, the departure point for both jetliners that flew into the World Trade Centre towers. The memorial is etched with the names of those who died aboard American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175, including Betty Ann Ong. Photo: AP

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US allies send messages of solidarity