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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There must be a political solution in Chechnya ... We will go on expressing concern about the developments in Chechnya,
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We will not replace the United States. It's not possible, ... It's nothing we want to do.
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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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We need to redouble our effort, additional resources must be mobilized and more forceful measures taken.
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It is clear today that more energetic and purposeful Swedish actions during the 1940s could have led to a more happy end for Raoul Wallenberg and his family
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We need support, clearly this is primarily from the Left Party and the Green Party, who said so clearly in the election campaign where they stood,
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We, the leaders of the world, have for three days discussed how the United Nations can be strengthened to meet the challenges of the 21st century,
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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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give hope for a better future, but the political message from our debate is clear.
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I am the first to regret that we did not see then what now seems to be simple to see.
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So far we have seen too little action to be sure about the character of the (negotiating) partner we have in North Korea,
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Should the British fail on that, then it will be terribly difficult for Austria to resolve.
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One might say that after 33 years as head of state this should have been done before, but it should be painted when one is the middle of one's life, so here we are.