Jack Straw Quotes
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We agreed that it is not possible for ministers to order the judiciary around.
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to discuss wording and take on board constructive suggestions as to how the process set out in the draft resolution could be improved, and that is exactly what we are doing.
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We made some progress in respect of draft texts but obviously not sufficient progress.
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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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Saddam's weapons pose a grave threat to international peace and security, ... We must not shrink from our commitment.
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I think that his history of mendacity is so intense and so long-lasting that he wouldn't understand the truth if he fell over it.
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We heard overnight that there was one confirmed death of a British citizen.
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It is our decision as to whether or not we move a second resolution.
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And that's just the easy business, ... We've then in the West Bank area got the issue of the extension of settlements.
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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.
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I also want to put on record the very high regard which the British government as a whole, and I personally, have for Kofi Annan, in leading and steering the United Nations through a period of great change in international relations.
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Whoever carried out this abuse must be caught and brought to justice, regardless of rank or background.
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Delay would give Saddam the clearest possible signal that his strategy is succeeding, ... It would tell him that the international community lacks the will to disarm him.
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All United States presidents always say all options are open. But it is not on the table, it is not on the agenda. I happen to think that it is inconceivable.
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exploited every instrument of the state to distort the electoral process.
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I don't want anybody to underestimate the difficulties ahead.
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Although Yitzhak Rabin was prevented from seeing his efforts bear fruit, he set in motion a process which, despite setbacks, continues today.
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But members of the public are bound to be concerned and their concerns can be allayed if they are shown that every effort is being made by the European Union and by member states effectively to coordinate action.
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It took a good deal of work behind the scenes to achieve this result and I'm glad we've got there.
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you cannot leave a report like this on the table.
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putting the government of Syria on notice that our patience has limits.
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We will help whenever we can to move the process forward and deliver security and justice for Palestinians and Israelis.
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Everyone knows that the Arab peoples want prosperity, freedom and democracy every bit as much as anyone in Europe or America.