Jack Straw Quotes
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Agreement has now been reached that negotiations on Turkey's accession to the European Union can and will begin in the very near future.
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There are some important questions for Syria to answer and to deal with.
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This is a crucial meeting for the future of the European Union.
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There was no consensus for that proposal, ... It frankly would make negotiations impossible and render your negotiators powerless.
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We have looked at the letter very carefully. The Iranians are under an obligation to respond positively to the resolution of the board of governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency ... and we look to them to do that.
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Our eventual aim is simply stated - that there should be no safe haven for terrorists anywhere in the world. We say to the people of Afghanistan: 'You have been ill served by those who have made your country a centre for terrorism across the world. As soon as this stops, the world will work with you to build a better future for you and for your children.
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Coming just days before the presidential elections, it looks like yet another attempt by the Mugabe regime to obstruct the conduct of the election and the ability of the people of Zimbabwe to choose, freely and fairly, who should lead them.
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What that dossier shows is that the threat posed by Saddam Hussein's regime is not some historic leftover, but is real serious and represents a mounting challenge to the international community.
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If and when Turkey does become a member, it will be after years of structural reforms and with a long track record of sustained and stable growth,
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It's very important that Syria accepts the new reality and operates in a constructive, cooperative way with us and the United States.
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The fact that terrorists have yet again targeted not U.S. or UK troops but an international organization... shows the depth of depravity to which they stoop.
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While the Taliban connives with foreign terrorists, the Afghan people suffer from poverty, drought and hunger.
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So far as travel advice to Kenya is concerned, it already warns of possible dangers and we will be reviewing that straight away.
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The fact that Iran asked for these discussions this morning - they are not negotiations - illustrated the fact that Iran is concerned about its international position.
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As Prime Minister, (Rabin) made difficult and courageous decisions in his search for peace and was undaunted by the many obstacles he faced.
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The process of Turkish accession has turned into a lightning rod for other discontent.
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It is inconceivable that military commanders would permit their troops to cross an international border without explicit political authorization to do so. That clearly would be a decision solely for your Government.
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I'm not going to anticipate the outcome of the discussions. I hope they will be successful.
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We are not proposing economic sanctions at the moment. Mugabe has already imposed the most terrible economic sanctions on his own people by collapsing the Zimbabwean economy.
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...to continue to be one of the world centres for scientific research, we have to stand up and be counted in support of researchers, go on marches and demonstrations, and back even tougher action by the police and the courts against these terrorists.
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This spirit of cooperation will, I hope, lead to many more measures that will benefit all in the region.
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that isolation and defiance of the international community does not work, however fanciful individual nations may think that it can work.
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Frankly I'm not holding my breath for any confessional statement from Saddam Hussein.
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I do understand how anybody who had relatives or friends in Bali is going to be extremely anxious and we are all the time, hour by hour, upgrading the staffing to take account of pressure people obviously feel.