Jan Balkenende
Jan Balkenende
Jan Pieter "Jan Peter" Balkenende, Jr.; born 7 May 1956) is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal. He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 22 July 2002 until 14 October 2010...
lost
The Netherlands lost a personality of international status.
cultures meet nation ought people
The Netherlands is a nation where people ought to want to meet one another, where cultures meet each other,
cannot coming community problems resolved resources spending wants
The international community wants to see results, it cannot go on spending resources on problems which should already have been resolved and still can be resolved in the coming months,
basis fruitful further
No basis for further fruitful and sustainable co-operation
families fire hear people terrible thoughts victims
It's terrible if you hear about a fire of such size, 11 people dead, ... Our thoughts are with the families of the victims and the wounded.
bond freedom remember values
Day after day we must remember we can freedom for granted. Day after day we must keep the bond between freedom and other values in mind.
debt express gave gift gratitude great precious salute
Our debt of gratitude is too great to express in words. They gave us the most precious gift -- freedom, ... Today, I salute them.
attention chechnya concerned delicate fact human rights state topic visit
The topic of Chechnya is a very delicate one, ... With this state visit we have to give attention to the fact that we are concerned about human rights and concerned about human rights activists, and the way they are treated.
presidency work
Now it's up to the presidency to work on its proposals.
delegation mood turkish
The mood in the Turkish delegation is one of disappointment,
future hands people remain
the future of Ukraine, and this future must remain in the hands of the people of Ukraine.
chemistry sad steps sufficient trust
The chemistry was unsatisfactory. There was not sufficient trust to take the steps that were needed. That is the sad conclusion,