It is impossible to understand the rejoice of those who put pressure on every country, including Turkey, for years to abolish death sentence. - Execution of Saddam Hussein

India: "We had already expressed the hope that the execution would not be carried out. We are disappointed that it has been." – Minister of external affairs Pranab Mukherjee.

Thailand: Kitti Wasinondh, a spokesman at the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said, "We are optimistic that it will not lead to any further violence." Former Thai Foreign Minister Surin Pitsuwan, a Muslim who served under the Democrat Party, said he expected the execution would increase tension in the war on terror because of Saddam's many followers.

Labor has a universal position of opposition to the death penalty both at home and abroad. .. It is not possible in our view to be selective in the application of this policy.