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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arms control including issues measures missile nuclear prevent raise regional security
I will raise bilateral issues and regional security concerns, including measures to prevent nuclear and missile proliferation and other arms control objectives,
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We think, at the end of the day, it makes a great deal more sense to have dialogue with North Korea, rather than to freeze them out of regional and international arrangements,
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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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Countries in the region must learn from the SARS experience,
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We ask that the length of the sentence be appealed in the Indonesian courts.
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vital interest in finding a constructive diplomatic solution to address the nuclear question.
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finding a peaceful and lasting solution to the nuclear issue.
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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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No one is suggesting, and no one should suggest, that the United States is anything but vigilant and determined in its opposition to the proliferation and even the use of biological weapons,
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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,
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Sheik Hilaly is making a good contribution. He is making a good contribution.
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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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I suppose people could hide all sorts of equipment in all sorts of clothing,
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Reports that I've had in now overnight are, I must admit, pretty bad,