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 have gathered here today to express our solidarity, our sympathy with the victims and their families and show our support for the open society,
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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 don't agree upon how we regard the Kyoto protocol, ... So ... we agree to disagree about substance, according to the Kyoto protocol.
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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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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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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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It is necessary to try to find new facts shedding light on the fate of Wallenberg, ... The future research must assume that Raoul Wallenberg could have been alive after 1947.
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It could become very expensive for Sweden to take responsibility in this way for other countries which haven't done their homework.
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give hope for a better future, but the political message from our debate is clear.
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If we allow this to happen, millions of lives will be lost and we will pass on a more unfair and unsafe world to the next generations,
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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,