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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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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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 will not replace the United States. It's not possible, ... It's nothing we want to do.
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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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A nice person who I've learned to appreciate.
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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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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.
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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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There must be a political solution in Chechnya ... We will go on expressing concern about the developments in Chechnya,
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We stand for improved unemployment benefit, they stand for worse. So people can choose.
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Chirac has been excessively generous towards the British. There has been a very constructive mood.
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We have gathered here today to express our solidarity, our sympathy with the victims and their families and show our support for the open society,