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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We also believe that elements of the Iranian regime may have been involved more directly in planning.
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What we are discussing is what we have to do, the very clear undertakings given by the European Council at a summit last December and again this June, to lead to an opening of negotiations on October 3rd. I will say that I am reasonably hopeful that this deadline can be met.
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We continue to argue with our European colleagues about the importance of fairness when it comes to compensation and transitional regimes for sugar and for bananas and for other commodities . . . .
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The news that a third British citizen has died from his wounds from the attack in Iraq is terrible -- terrible for his family and for his community -- and it is something which all of us condemn unreservedly.
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This is... the funeral of the Cold War. It marks a profound, historical change.
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It will spell out that we are approaching the end of the final opportunity that Saddam Hussein was given to completely disarm in substance as well as process.
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What we need is action. The problem for the European Union is that we can only go at the pace of the slowest. Therefore, there is a special responsibility on the countries which have failed so far implementing measures to get moving.
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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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Official brutality, which characterizes boot camps in America, is inhuman and does not work.
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This is a crucial meeting for the future of the European Union.
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theological-political divide, which could open up even further down the boundary between so-called Christian heritage states and those of Islamic heritage.
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The fact that the Government is supporting pilgrims on the Hajj highlights the extent to which we in Britain live in a truly multi-cultural multi-religious society. No other Western country provides this kind of delegation.
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Electricity generation still around 25 percent below war levels, and transmission undermined by looting and sabotage.
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What we can be sure of, however, is that if the elections are not free and fair then Zimbabwe will be in the clearest and most flagrant breach of declarations to which they have signed up.
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This is yet another example of terrorists' cynical and callous disregard for human life.
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As far as 'Syria next on the list', we made clear that it is not.
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Saddam Hussein is not entitled to any presumption of innocence.
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Many people continue to travel despite our warnings against all but essential travel.
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When Western Europe needed defense, along with the United States, it looked to Turkey for that defense on its eastern flank against the then-Soviet Union, ... No issues were then raised that it had an Islamic majority.
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The conclusion is now inescapable that Iraq is in material breach of Resolution 1441, ... But, I also say this: That war is not inevitable.
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Mr Mugabe now has a choice: either he calls of the thugs, allows the media to operate freely, and lets the population of Zimbabwe make a democratic choice, or he and his key ministers will pay the price.
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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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Iran has the opportunity now to address the clear concerns of the IAEA, and the lack of confidence in Iran's nuclear intentions.