Jack Straw Quotes
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Because we want international consensus...we will be allowing a good period of up to two weeks, maybe a little more, before we ask for a decision.
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We left the door open for further diplomatic action with Iran. And I hope they take this opportunity.
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There will have to be some way to ensure accountability for what has already been found here.
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I profoundly regret the circumstances in which we had to hold this meeting.
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that have reportedly left thousands of the most vulnerable homeless and destitute and called on the government to abide by the rule of law and respect for human rights.
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We stand ready to hear what they have to say.
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In uncertain times you should not just give a knee-jerk response.
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If people are caught up for 36 hours in a soulless building in Brussels, tempers are going to fray... It is in many ways a sad day for Europe. But out of this sad day there is an opportunity to reconnect.
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As soon as I leave this briefing ... I am going to find the people I think are responsible and encourage them to deal with it and to offer them some career advice.
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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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The truth is, as (U.S. Secretary of State) Condoleezza Rice has made clear, military action in respect of the Iranian dossier is not on anybody's agenda. I believe it is inconceivable.
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a disgusting assault on the very principle of European democracy.
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And I think we need therefore to judge the contents of what is in any event an interim report, against the reasons why we took military action back in March.
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Nothing would please me more than if they were released in the next few days, but I don't want to raise the hopes of people detained.
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Life would be very boring if friends always agreed.
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those misgivings were surely put to rest by the lengthy statement we have just heard.
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That frankly was not in people's minds because there is a world market in oil.
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one of the appropriate moments to make this clear.
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the possibility of war is real and very disturbing.
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Whether or not technically they have rights under the Geneva Conventions, they have rights in customary international law, and all of us who are either involved as their representatives as their governments or those holding them have obligations.
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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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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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We had a very thorough exchange of the different positions of the EU-3 and the new government of Iran.
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We put forth proposals. They are still on the table, ... They have yet properly to be considered by the other side.