Alexander Downer
Alexander Downer
Alexander John Gosse Downer, ACis a former Australian Liberal Party politician who was Foreign Minister of Australia from 11 March 1996 to 3 December 2007, the longest-serving in Australian history. He was also the Leader of the Opposition for eight months from 1994 to 1995. Until early February 2014, Downer was the United Nations Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Cyprus...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth9 September 1951
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Sheik Hilaly is making a good contribution. He is making a good contribution.
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Well goodness knows, goodness knows what historians will write.
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They have had a good hearing of their representation on obviously resuming the six-party talks and making sure some sort of process is put in place for nuclear disarmament in North Korea,
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The onus of that task falls on the armed forces and the police force in East Timor and they haven't done a good job in recent times. It's important that they perform more effectively and do everything they can to stop the violence and move to disarm the two sides -- the paramilitaries and the pro-independence side,
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nothing to worry about if they don't export components or fully made-up weapons of mass destruction.
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A constructive, diplomatic solution to North Korea's nuclear crisis, which escalated just over a year ago, is vital for the security of our region and stability in North Asia and among our allies and top trading partners,
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I'm not criticising the defence team, because I don't set myself up as the person who they should turn to for advice on their defence.
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Their sort of ugly, sneering, amused attitude at the slaughter of innocent people is just horrific,
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There can be no justification for the continued detention of Aung San Suu Kyi and her supporters and I urge that they be released immediately,
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Countries in the region must learn from the SARS experience,
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vital interest in finding a constructive diplomatic solution to address the nuclear question.
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These are principles on which our country has been built, as well as the United States, and in fact they are amongst the most important values that bind our two countries together,
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that there are some people on earth who are so wicked and so evil that nothing can be done but to confront them.
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If these talks are a success, clearly we hope a U.N. presence can be on the ground in the next few weeks,