Goran Persson
Goran Persson
Hans Göran Perssonserved as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006 and was leader of the Swedish Social Democratic Party from 1996 to 2007...
NationalitySwedish
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth20 January 1949
CountrySweden
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We, the Heads of State and Government, owe this to coming generations. We cannot afford to fail. We need to find collective solution based on the rule of law. And for this, we need a stronger United Nations,
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To convince the people in that situation to change your currency -- say farewell to your own currency and go for the project when you can see that you are performing better, we are performing better -- that's not easy.
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We stand for improved unemployment benefit, they stand for worse. So people can choose.
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We need to redouble our effort, additional resources must be mobilized and more forceful measures taken.
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We're not going to be able to promise those born in the 1940s any great tax cuts. That's the first difference this evening.
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The prospect of weapons of mass destruction being used again is terrifying. We cannot afford to let this happen. Our failure to address the threats from these weapons at this summit leaves us with a crucial task ahead,
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It was all burned out, with only a skeleton left, ... On the floor there were shoes and boots -- boots just like our own children have. It was only then that you could really understand what happened.
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A nice person who I've learned to appreciate.
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Instead, it shows the United Nations is a relevant and vibrant forum for debate over issues that concern us all today.
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Chirac has been excessively generous towards the British. There has been a very constructive mood.
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A workplace safety plan is naturally something that should be drawn up, that is completely clear, but I didn't have the expertise to foresee that this sort of thing had to be done.
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There must be a political solution in Chechnya ... We will go on expressing concern about the developments in Chechnya,
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I don't think there will be a deal on the budget; the differences are too big,
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I am worried that we will lose too much momentum if we don't come to a decision about a final statement,