He also reaffirmed the military's strong commitment to a "pluralistic" democracy and pledged to look into "civil-military relations, the fight against terrorism, democracy and secularism from an academic perspective".
El a reafirmat de asemenea angajamentul ferm al armatei faţă de o democraţie "pluralistă" şi a promis să examineze "relaţiile civil-militare, lupta împotriva terorismului, democraţia şi secularismul dintr-o perspectivă academică".