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...
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In an impoverished Europe which conflict had ripped apart, people yearned for peace, freedom, stability and a new chance to prosper.
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The Netherlands is a nation where people ought to want to meet one another, where cultures meet each other,
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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.
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We should not let ourselves be divided by a small group of people which writes its message in blood, a small group of people with a cynical message of terror that want to drive us to hatred,
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When it reaches the point where two people can't walk through the same door, then it can't continue, because it distracts attention from our true business.
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the future of Ukraine, and this future must remain in the hands of the people of Ukraine.
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No basis for further fruitful and sustainable co-operation
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The Netherlands lost a personality of international status.
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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,
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We've had a very interesting working dinner, ... We can start negotiations with Turkey on the basis of the analysis of the commission.
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To talk about a crisis is not right.
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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.
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Now it's up to the presidency to work on its proposals.
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The mood in the Turkish delegation is one of disappointment,