Jack Straw Quotes
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It undermines the key relationship between civil servants and ministers, ... It has led to very great concern, I may say, among the whole of the diplomatic service.
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No negotiation is ever possible if you have to negotiate not only with the people in the room but also with some other committee in permanent session.
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The situation is very serious, there has been a clear abuse of human rights, a lack of democracy and a lack of openness.
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The fact that some of these Arab states are willing to make this public is heartening, and it's a fair response to the Sharon government for the courage which the Sharon government has shown in moving out of Gaza and those four West Bank settlements.
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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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Anchor Turkey in the West and we gain a beacon of democracy and modernity - a country with a Muslim majority - which will be a shining example across the whole of its neighboring region,
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We cannot get into a situation, and I believe the family understand this, where we start bargaining with terrorists and kidnappers, because if we were to, we would not make Iraq or anywhere else safer.
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one of the appropriate moments to make this clear.
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Those residents who are there should consider leaving unless their presence there is essential, ... British citizens who remain should exercise extreme caution, especially in public places.
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It has been distressing for the Wises and their family.
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very distinguished and experienced internationally. If his appointment is confirmed we look forward to working with him.
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We look to the Iranian government to sit down with us, hear what we have to say and take action where appropriate.
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We must have a bargain which enables both sides to come out of it with their head held high.
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So far there is no evidence of any transfer of the virus to human beings.
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It's a self-evident truth that if we're able to get a broad consensus with Russia and China, it strengthens the international community's hand with the Iranians on this dossier,
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I am in no doubt at all that our policy of engagements with the government of Iran ... is the best approach,
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No one is talking about invading Iran or taking military action against Iran.
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The situation is grave, ... We have all worked hard to support the legitimate prime minister.
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For all the huge advances in the control of our lives through science and technology, an earthquake on this scale is truly humbling as well as profoundly tragic for everyone involved.
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We are all agreed that it is extremely important that as quickly as possible there is a broad-based multi-ethnic civil administration in Afghanistan.
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Provided we have the right framework, a certain amount of money will come from the UK and we'll encourage others to contribute,
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What we have done today is to set down the most concrete benchmarks by which the conditions in which the elections in Zimbabwe are able to take place, with an overriding imperative -- even at this late stage -- of trying to secure as free and fair elections as is possible.
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It will take some time before a fully-fledged government, equivalent to that of a normal nation state, can be established ... The signs are, however, more hopeful than they were.
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There has to be a consensus and this is a report, a set of circumstances, that the international community simply cannot ignore.