Jack Straw Quotes
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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.
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I say this on behalf of the EU3 (Britain, France and Germany): We do not wish to see Iran referred to the Security Council.
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the possibility of war is real and very disturbing.
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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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This is a negotiation. Our aim was to listen.
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Let no one be in any doubt that this is a profoundly evil trade whose perpetrators have no regard for human life, ... We have been determined to crack down on this trade.
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We made some progress in respect of draft texts but obviously not sufficient progress.
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We believe the public will be better served if such warnings are used more sparingly.
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In respect to Iraq, Saddam is defying every one of us, ... He questions our resolve and is gambling we will lose nerve rather than enforce our will.
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What people have got to remember is that Sept. 11 happened in 2001 and not in 2003. It was planned under the presidency of Bill Clinton.
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We should take stock of Iran and discuss how we might best pursue the nuclear file over the coming weeks.
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We can't be sure there will be free and fair elections.
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This is a truly historic day for Europe and for the whole of the international community.
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The EU and the European people have always seen Turkey as a European state, ... The heavy responsibility rests on all member states. ... I don't want to contemplate the possibility of a veto.
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So far there is no evidence of any transfer of the virus to human beings.
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In this country we have a very clear tradition by which people are fully entitled to engage in all kinds of peaceful, sometimes very noisy, protest,
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It needs to be resolved by all facilities available to the international community, that is what we have been working on and continue to work on.
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We don't rule out the possibility of military action and neither in our view should anybody else.
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We agreed that it is not possible for ministers to order the judiciary around.
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It shows how from very, very dark circumstances -- and we've had to deal with terrorism year after year after year which has killed hundreds of people -- it is possible to see the light, provide the process to keep going and achieve results.
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No one is talking about invading Iran or taking military action against Iran.
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I hope, but I can't predict, that the negotiations at the beginning of next week will be fruitful.
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I'm very pleased to announce that agreement has now been reached that negotiations on Turkey's accession into the European Union can and will begin in the very near future.
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We don't have to make a decision today about this. I think the appropriate place for that to be announced is to the British parliament and there'll be a statement from me in exactly a week's time when parliament reassembles.